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Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

is 'vien' necessarily followed by de

Asked 9 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 C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please translate "I am not going to Australia for a few years."Does "depuis" always imply a past tense meaning so that it cannot be used in this sentence with the present tense of "aller?" Should the futur proche or the futur be used? Perhaps "Tu ne vas pas en Australie depuis quelques années, should probably avoided unless it is put in a specific context. Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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Adrian C.B1Kwiziq community member

L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade vs L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade(re-posting as as new question) Bonjour Aurélie ! Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, That's very helpful. May I please clarify to ensure I understand? So the use of Le Passé Composé draws attention to a specific instance or time when the speaker was sick last year - for example, if during the month of February s/he had been very ill and was referring to this, it would be correct to say L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade. However, if the speaker is referring more generally to having been ill, perhaps even on several different occasions throughout the year and not drawing attention to a specific occasion of being ill, it would be correct to use L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade. Can it be said that Le Passé Composé is more likely to be used to draw attention to the sickness, whereas the use of L'Imparfait might be used if one were drawing attention to the nature of last year rather than particularly drawing attention to the sickness? I know it's a different question, but could you also please let me know if it is acceptable to say: j'ai été mangé (I have been eating) - and whether it is a common construction in French. Many thanks again!

Asked 8 years ago

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Erwin J.A0Kwiziq community member

tu habites où

Asked 6 years ago

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Zsuzsanna T.A1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Genève, mais je suis hongroise. Où habitez-vous?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

connaître vs connaitreI was just judged incorrect for suggesting "connait" as the 3rd person present indicative version of the verb (should have been connaît). Now, I often go to fr.wiktionary.org to look up words' meaning and conjugations. It lists two verbs, connaitre and connaître with very similar meaning. Are these two distinct verbs or just two alternative spellings of the same verb?

Asked 9 years ago

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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 5 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher avant 10 heures / Ils se couchaient avant 10 heures; Do both can be used to mean "used to go to bed before 10"?

Asked 9 years ago

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Louise G.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous vous couchez tard?

Asked 7 years ago

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