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Brian H.C1KwizIQ community member

Ne...pas + le présent + depuis longtempsNous ne sommes pas arrivés depuis longtemps. We have not been here for long. My question is, that since the English translation appears to imply that the action continues into the present, why is the above French sentence in le passé composé and not le présent. Like the examples: Je ne vis pas en France depuis longtemps. I have not lived in France for long. Nous n'habitons pas ici depuis très longtemps. We haven't lived here very long. This is my third attempt to get an answer. The previous answers told me to read the lesson. I have read it many times. What am I missing?

Asked 9 years ago

Rod B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Qu’est-ce que te manque .. means What are you missing. Why is it te and not tu? Tx

Asked 9 years ago

Andrew K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Les cloches sont passées Les cloches sont passées ce matin pour apporter les œufs de Pâques. The bells passed this morning to bring the Easter eggs. HINT: (In France, it's bells that bring the Easter eggs, not a bunny!) Is this expression idiomatic as the rules above dont seem to apply or have I missed something? Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

taire vs se taireElles ont tu la raison...mais j'ai pensé taire est réflexive....?

Asked 9 years ago

Margaret M.A2KwizIQ community member

Gender of droit in directions

I noticed in the exercise "droite" was used for direction to the right, but "tout droit" is masculine for "straight ahead. Why the difference?

Asked 6 years ago

John D.KwizIQ community member

Why "les dents" and not "mes dents"?

Why is it "Je me brosse LES dents" instead of "MES dents"? If they are MY teeth, why not "mes dents"? Or, if maybe I have a child I'm teaching good dental hygiene, "Je te brosse tes dents."

Asked 7 years ago

S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Tout à l'heure

The rule concerning agreement of "tout" in different situations confuses me. Why isn't it written "toute à l'heure" so that tout agrees with the gender of l'heure? Thanks.

I found this explanation in Le Figaro but it does not explain why there is no agreement: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2019/01/23/37003-20190123ARTFIG00047--toute-a-l-heure-ne-faites-plus-la-faute.php

Asked 6 years ago

Stuart C.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Before the exercise I put the vocab given into Google Translate if I don't know them. I didn't know "des jumelles" and it comes back "binoculars." Larousse also says that les jumelles are an optical instrument. However, since that made no sense, I put the whole phrase into Google Translate and it came back "the twins are twelve" -- which of course makes sense. But for a beginner it was very confusing not to find the definition of "twins" for this word I didn't know. Is it colloquial for jumelles to mean twins?

BTW, I look forward to the dictees every week. Keep them coming!

Asked 7 years ago

Richa G.A0KwizIQ community member

Passe compose vs imparfait

I was not well

Yesterday I was not well

She was absent

Yesterday she was absent

These sentences are case of passe compose or imparfait

Asked 7 years ago

Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

what is the difference between "réussir à + noun" and "réussir + noun"?

Asked 6 years ago

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