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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

Depuis que, queries on tense of following verbI am puzzled why avoir is in the present tense. Does it agree with porter, present since glasses are still being wornDepuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes.Ever since I was four, I've been wearing glasses.
While savoir is present and dire is Passé Composé. I do not understand the patternNous le savons depuis que vous nous l'avez dit.We've known [it] since you told us.

Asked 4 years ago

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ASH G.A1Kwiziq community member

Il/Elle Lui

So, I've been listening to Ta Reine by Angele and I was wondering why in the line: Il lui faudra du temps, c'est sur, pour oublier tous ses prejuges Il and lui are right next to each other. Is it a thing where there's a direct pronoun before the verb? Or if it's something with grammar?

Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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Derek W.B2Kwiziq community member

Manquer, Manqué when to use

In the first examples, you have

Jacques a manqué son train.

and then,

Vite ! On va manquer le début du concert !

Why is manquer conjugated in the first example, but not the second. The sentence structure seems identical, except instead of have, it is go.?

Thanks.

I see that Jacques a manqué... is the passé composé, but I can't delete my question now.

Asked 5 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

descendre means "to get off" or "to climb down"?

"Jacques est descendu du haricot magique." was translated to: "Jack got off the magic beanstalk." I answered, "Jack climbed down the beanstalk" and it was marked wrong. Larousse clearly states that "descendre de" (using etre as the auxiliary verb) means "climb or climb down". Hence, my confusion.

Asked 4 years ago

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Yasmin H.A1Kwiziq community member

Is the word room in French chambre?

what does 'chambre' mean inEnglish?

Asked 5 years ago

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Do they have the right to eat eggs?

Oh la la! In the last phrase of this dictée, "Ils ont eu le droit de manger," it's hard to understand "ont eu."

Was the speaker's mouth full of chocolate eggs? ;)

But seriously, a liaison between "ont_eu" would've made it clearer. Nonetheless, it does seem rather "frenchy" that liaison's aren't necessarily obligatory, but rather subjective, yeah???

Asked 6 years ago

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avasies x.B1Kwiziq community member

AI - Accent

In what circumstances is AI pronounced as é and not è?

Asked 4 years ago

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Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

Elle s’est faite gronder pour s’être maquillée.

In this example of passive voice for se faire gronder why does faite end in e? I thought fait was invariable when a past participle following a feminine/ plural direct object with avoir or following être as in this case.

Asked 5 years ago

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J. S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

His or her ex.Given the example:

Il rappelle son ex à Maria -> He reminds Maria of her ex.

Do we know here that it's Maria's ex rather than his ex? If we do, then how would we say his ex?

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of: de plus en plus - Clarification sought on the "s" at the end of the 1st plus

On reading your post, and listening to this lesson, the 1st plus does have a soft "s" and the 2nd one is silent. After listening to Forvo and Reverso, I noted that they pronounced the "s" in the 1st plus with a Z sound. Is this regional? Can you clarify please.

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