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H. B.A0KwizIQ community member

I believe even French people doesn't know this rule :)

Asked 7 years ago

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Brett H.C1KwizIQ community member

The infinitive and the gerund

The text uses the infinitive for "je passerai la soiree a parler ..." and the gerund for "Geraldine s'ennuiera en ecoutant ..." Why is the infinitive used in the first part of the sentence and the gerund used in the second part?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart C.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Merci pour cette dictée aujourd'hui

Je suis Robert! Aujourd'hui c'est mon dernier jour de travailler! This dictee was the perfect way for me to celebrate my retirement. Thanks for all you do and especially for this particular exercise!

Stuart

Asked 7 years ago

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Jack G.C1KwizIQ community member

Placement of 'aussi'

Just curious..would ‘I see that you’re also staying tonight’ translate differently than ‘..staying tonight also’? That is 'restez aussi ce soir' vs 'restez ce soir aussi'

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

'His' breed or 'this' breed?

....and like other dogs of his breed.

I wrote "son espèce" but was corrected to cette espèce.

Is this the way it is written in french?

Asked 5 years ago

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Elaine J.A2KwizIQ community member

I wrote "...il a faim" but apparently should have used "faime", although other suggested answers show "faim". Which is correct?

Asked 5 years ago

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Elizabeth K.B2KwizIQ community member

Pour l’égalité

I used C’est parfaitement bien instead of c’est très bien. Is that wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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Judy B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Passé Compose vs Imparfait

Why is “j’ai toujours eu une passion pour les etoiles” in the passé compose and not in the Imparfait? Does not “toujours” indicate it is an on-going situation and therefore it would be in the imparfait? I still have so much trouble with using these tenses correctly.

Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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John C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Compléter conjugated in the future tense.

Please explain why the verb compléter is spelled two different ways in the future tense. Are both versions OK? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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TMG R.A1KwizIQ community member

how can i understand that the last letter pronounce in one word or not

how can i understand that 'the last letter ' in one word is silence or not?

Asked 6 years ago