I like this website a lot. It has helped me with learning French. However I think that for this theme it would help a lot if we could see these words in sentences. Just the words does not suffice. It is impossible to see how one would use them. Could this be added?

Asked 6 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Imparfait or passé composé

Not the prime purpose of the lesson - but in the examples, why is 'you have been lying' the English translation of «tu as menti» (passé composé) rather than tu mentais (imparfait)? If the English translation was 'you lied' I would understand, as that implies an episode that is finished, but in English 'you have been lying' leaves open ' for a long time' and 'and you still are' scenarios - that is the sense that it could be ongoing and it is unclear when it started. The translation has me questioning (again) what further I need to understand to grasp the nuances of this past tense distinction.

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De versus du

I continue to get this wrong so I know I must be missing a basic rule:

The sentences :

-Quant aux poses de yoga, leurs innombrables avantages……..

-Finalement, n’oublions pas le côté méditatif du yoga

Why de yoga in the first but du yoga in the second?

Asked 3 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Je n'ai jamais aimé le goût de la viande"

Can I use l'imparfait instead? : "Je n'aimais pas le goût de la viande"

'ne pas aimer le goût' is a past habit, has no clear begining and end, as well as expressing an opinion. Why can't we use l'imparfait?

Asked 6 years ago

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Derek F.A1Kwiziq community member

Correctly placed adjectives

"Un vraiment beau monument" is wrong, should read "un monument vraiment beau", yet I am led to believe that using a different subject "un très beau fille" is acceptable. If my example is correct can someone please explain. Thanks/Merci

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passé composé vs imparfait

In the Sentence, "Le premier jour a été très dur", why is this not an opinion calling for the imparfait?

Asked 6 years ago

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Natasha R.B2Kwiziq community member

We are leaving at 4

Hello -

For "We are leaving at 4", I chose, "Nous quittons à quatre heures" instead of "Nous partons à quatre heures", because the lesson says partir must be followed by de or pour when it is not used on its own. Why is "Nous partons à quatre heures" correct? And why is "Nous quittons à quatre heures" wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Not sure

Agree.. I got a question "J'ai visité les Etats-Unis" and I was marked incorrectly for l'année passée.. corrected to l'année dernière

Asked 5 years ago

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Traky D.B2Kwiziq community member

preposition + qui for "living things"

Do "living things" include animals?

Asked 5 years ago

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