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Margot G.C1Kwiziq community member

La dernière phrase

What is the English translation for “histoire d’en profiter au maximum tant que ça dure.”

Merci

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Present participle vs infinitive

In this kind of phrase - 'elle entendit un petit couinement venir des buissons' - is it possible to use the present participle instead of the infinitive ('elle entendit un petit couinement venant des buissons') ? If so, is either more usual or preferable than the other ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Mixing passé simple and passé composé ?

The sentence tout le monde éclata de rire quand ils ont vu uses first the passé simple and then the passé composé. Why is the same form of the passé not used for both ? I read in the Lawless French article on the passé simple that it's not used in conjunction with the passé composé (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-simple/).

Asked 5 years ago

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Virginia Y.B2Kwiziq community member

Why il n'ai pas gentil, not il n'est pas?

Il est gentil. He is nice.
For But he is not nice enough, I chose il n'est pas assez gentil. The correct answer was marked il n'ai pas assez gentil.
I do not understand.

Asked 5 years ago

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Niall H.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does it mark it wrong if you use the plural verb form with ni l'un ni l'autre?

It's more obvious when we're talking about a positive sentence like:

l'un et l'autre viendront => both are coming => plural.
l'un ou l'autre viendra => only one is coming => singular.

But when it is negative:

ni l'un ni l'autre = pas l'un et pas l'autre => so it can be plural no?

Multiple sources suggest both singular and plural verb forms are possible for ni l'un ni l'autre:

http://bdl.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?id=1490#:~:text=Lorsque%20le%20sujet%20est%20ni,deux%20noms%20coordonn%C3%A9s%2C%20est%20pluriel.

https://www.gymglish.com/fr/frantastique-orthographe/regles-orthographe/ni-lun-ni-lautre-nanont-raison

https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/clefsfp/index-fra.html?lang=fra&lettr=indx_catlog_n&page=9WmCJCDuX_J0.html

Asked 5 years ago

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Stella N.A0Kwiziq community member

Un et Une

When and how do we know when to place the word in a sentence ,it's so confusing

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

abîmer vs gâcherFor the sentence, Je pense qu'ils gâchent un sport intéressant, is abîmer, an acceptable alternative to gâcher to say "spoil". Please explain the different usages of the two words.

Asked 4 years ago

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Mlle G.B2Kwiziq community member

Has the subjunctive in French also fallen out of fashion? I understand of course to use it in more formal situations, but in lesser formal situations,

not necessarily overly friendly, would one still use the subjunctive?

Asked 7 years ago

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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Order of the examples in this lesson

In all other lessons your examples are given in the order of conjugation, which I find enormously helpful. In this one the order jumps all over the place. It's a very minor issue, but could you re-arrange the sentences? Thanks so much.

Asked 5 years ago

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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Améliela énième fois - why is this not written at 'l'énième fois' ?

Asked 6 years ago

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