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Carolyn H.C1Kwiziq community member

Après manger

Why "Après manger" and not "Après mangé" or "Après avoir mangé".

Asked 5 years ago

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Partha G.Kwiziq community member

How to use negation with futur proche

How to use negation with futur proche?

Asked 4 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Chère petite amie or chère amieIn 2.Sa ___ le quitte. (His dear girlfriend leaves him, I put petite amie which I thought meant girlfriend, but am marked as nearly right, correct answer being chère amie?

Asked 9 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé simple:Yes I agree that it does avoid the passé composé rules but....if it is only used as a written tool, why are there so any questions using it? While there may be a lot of the 77,000+ people using this site to learn French, I would bet a lot of money that most of us are learning to be able to speak it properly. Just my frustration. I would prefer more attention be given to idioms such as the ones in the weekend challenge.

Asked 8 years ago

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David C.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi, In the examples above, 'j'aime Paris' means 'I lové Paris'. If 'j'aime beaucoup Paris' means 'I like Paris a lot', them how do you say plain old 'I like Paris'?

Asked 7 years ago

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S. P.A2 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

How do I say "he never calls me back?"I just can't work out the best way to say this

Asked 10 years ago

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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En vs DansI think the British and American English are a bit different, so I'm still not quite clear on this. So does "Nous avons mangé en 40 minutes" means we ate for 40 minutes? The duration of our meal was 40 minutes? It took us 40 minutes to eat? And "Nous mangerons dans une heure" means we will have to wait for another hour before we can eat, right?

Asked 9 years ago

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Dhiraj J.A1Kwiziq community member

Gender of assiette

Question for you on the example:

Tu finis ton assiette ou pas de dessert.You finish your plate or no dessert.Why is it not ta assiette since assiette is female?

Asked 5 years ago

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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

faire de ski or faire du ski

I wrote "faire du ski." I think this is form give elsewhere on Lawless French. Here the correct answer is given as "faire de ski." Which is correct?

Asked 3 years ago

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William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Different grammar for "après que" and "avant que"?Après que uses the indicative while the avant que uses the "ne" plus subjunctive. They appear to express similar thought, after and before. Perhaps there is a difference sense in French. Thoughts.

Asked 8 years ago

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