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clare k.C1KwizIQ community member

Pourquoi: Elle va prendre leur commande?

Would it be correct to say: Elle va et prendre leur commande. (She goes and takes their order.)

Asked 5 years ago

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bb C.C1KwizIQ community member

Why we have the tu and vous in the same sentence?The 5th example in this lesson, "Tu nous appelleras quand vous aurez pris vos billets."

Why we mix the "tu" and "vous" in one sentence?

Asked 4 years ago

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John R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Bob est réveillé

Write "Bob is woken up by the alarm clock every day." : Bob ________ le réveil tous les jours.

The correct answer is "Bob est réveillé par le réveil tous les jours.

I get that the alarm clock is the subject, that Bob is the object, so the sentence is in the passive voice. What confuses me is "est réveillé." What tense is that? Since it is habitual, I think of l'imparfait ("réveillait"). Then "est reveillé" seems like passé composé, with an auxilliare followed by the participe passé, but avoir is the auxilliare for réveiller, not être. Word Reference shows reveillé as an adjective, but it seems like a verb as it is used in this sentence.

I'm sure as soon as I hit "Ask Question" the answer will be blindingly obvious to me, but in case that doesn't happen, could someone clear this up? Thanks!

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Asked 4 years ago

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Kerri W.B1KwizIQ community member

Ne …. que

For the phrase « he only ate sweets » the was given as « il n’a que mangé… » . Why isn’t it « il n’a mangé que… »?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sue R.A2KwizIQ community member

Dry cat food

When I buy cat food for my (many) cats, many of the products are translated into French. What I have seen written by manufacturers almost exclusively for dry cat food is “nourriture sèche pour chats.” That said, what I think you’re trying to teach us is the more colloquial term, as the English might say “crunchies” and we Americans might say “kibble;” hence, “les croquettes.” Am I correct in that neither is wrong? (FYI, I am checking with two friends of mine who live in France who are cat breeders. I am curious to see what they say.)

Asked 5 years ago

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Stephen B.B2KwizIQ community member

Gentil - mais pas sympa?

Is « un chat sympa » not a good translation?

Asked 3 years ago

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Caroline C.C1KwizIQ community member

I just can't 'get' this.

It is the 'like' that confuses me there is no 'like' eg ça sent comme du chocolate. I cannot grasp 'who' is smelling or 'what' is smelling and I get it wrong each time!!!

Or how to send this quesiton!!!!! Caroline

Asked 7 years ago

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Angela D.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of historic present

We are asked to use the historic present for one small section and then revert to the past tenses. I’m not clear why there is that change. Whenever I have seen the historic present used at various sites, they maintain it all the way through.

Asked 5 years ago

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