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Note also that you use qu'est-ce que if it appears at the start but quoi at the end.
:: This sentence is a little confusing, do you think this is more clear
Note;
you start a question with "qu'est-ce que"; in order words, "qu'est-ce que" only appears at the start of a question. However, you end a question with "quoi"; in order words, "quoi" only appears at appears at the end of a question.
Example
Qu'est-ce que tu fais?
Notice how the sentence starts with "qu'est-ce que"
Tu fais quoi?
Notice how the sentence ends with "quoi"
I was how to rephrase "Je me souviens de votre frere" and I answered "Je me rappelle de votre frere". This was scored as incorrect, with the correct response given as "Je me rappelle votre frere". Aren't both "se rappeler de" and "se rappeler" correct?
Please can you explain why you can say je n'ai rien dit à personne but not je n'ai jamais dit rien?
While the speed was challenging, by listening several times I better understood many of the words. In the future, I will need to follow the whole story more carefully to help put each line in better context. Question: As someone at A2, am I overreaching to practice at a B1 level?
It's great that Christmas gets a mention in this lesson. However, in the 500+ tests I've done I don't remember a single question mentioning Christmas. There have been questions mentioning Aid, a fair few mentioning Hanukkah and loads mentioning Thanksgiving. Please add a few questions involving Christmas! I believe it's considered rather an important festival in the USA, as well as the UK and elsewhere.
I enjoyed this. It was very good.
By the way, some of your hints appear in the wrong part of the dictation.
Thanks again.
Kate
Bonjour,
I think that the Futur Proche follows the rule in this lesson but I could not find any confirming examples. Can someone confirm that the following sentence is correct?
Je vais nettoyer l'appart pendant que tu seras partie.Thanks,
John
I thought this sentence calls for past tense. But why all the solution is in present tense ?
solutions
Ce n'est que lorsque j'ai emménagé dans la capitale que
C'est seulement quand j'ai emménagé dans la capitale que
C'est seulement quand j'ai déménagé dans la capitale que
ce n'était seulement après que j'avais déménagé à la capitale que
Can I ask about the following sentence: "Now, remember that at the time" —> Maintenant, rappelez-vous qu'à l'époque"
In the English sentence "Now," functions as a filler, rather than meaning literally "at the moment" - you could as easily say "Well," or "So," without changing the sense of the narrative. I was expecting "donc" or "alors" and wonder if it’s common to use "maintenant’ like this?
Hi, I really enjoyed this exercise but want clarification on the sentence "Elle était en larmes !"
I would assume that this action was a one-off, not a continual state, so I used the passé compose (Elle a été).
Is it because the sentences prior all used the imparfait?
Thanks
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