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Raymond F.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

après que

J'étais soulagée après que tu as réussi ton exam. Here, the main verb is in the plus que parfait and après que is followed by a verb in the passé composé. Isn't that backwards; shouldn't the main verb be in the passé composé and the subordinate verb be in the plus que parfait?

Asked 3 years ago

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Trupti B.A1KwizIQ community member

The agreement of past participle in case of DOP

hello,

I'd like to know whether the past participle agrees with the following pronouns me, te ,nous, vous? what happens in this case? Please give examples.

Thank you.

Trupti.

Asked 5 years ago

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Nancy M.A2KwizIQ community member

Pronoun used in chez

In the phrase "j'ai pris la petite creature dans mes bras et je l'ai ramenée chez elle" you use the pronouns la and chez elle meaning it is a feminine dog. In the beginning of the story you use the pronoun "un chien" meaning a masculine dog. I am confused with the pronouns used to describe the dog.

Thank you,

Nancy

Asked 6 years ago

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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

ans versus années

Looking at these two sentences:

--Tu n'as pas bu d'alcool depuis cinq ans.

-Tu n'es pas allé en Australie depuis quelques années.

Why does one sentence use "ans" and the other use "années?"

Asked 6 years ago

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Derek B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Is it incorrect to repeat si when answering in the affirmative to questions posed in the negative? "Si, v. "si si"

"Si si, ..." -- I hear this all the time, but it doesn't seem to be an accepted answer. Is it just because it is technically redundant? Does it lower the register to use two "si" ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Nuala G.A2KwizIQ community member

Que and Qui'Qu'est que' or 'qu'est qui' marche le mieux ? I find this difficult to understand. This lesson says that Qui is used when the following word is a verb. That's not the case in the example given. How might I understand this more clearly, please? Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

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Kathleen P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

langage bizarre

this was my first C1 dictée. I have done all the B2 and B1 dictées so many times- but this is too difficult!

Asked 5 years ago

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Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Reference lessons

For the line « Il n'aime pas le vert » one of the reference lessons is to the use of colours as adjectives with changes in gender/number. However, in this sentence « vert » is a noun, and a more relevant reference would be to the use of (definite) articles with ne ... pas as linked here:

Du/de la/de l'/des all become de/d' in negative sentences (French Partitive Articles)

Asked 5 years ago

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nisha b.C1KwizIQ community member

use of qui before en

first recording, paragraph 2. why is qui being used before en. LA REVOLUTION DE JUILLET 1830 EN FRANCE, QUI, EN SEULEMENT.

Asked 5 years ago

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Hope K.B2KwizIQ community member

Vocab Questions

Hi! Just got a couple questions here:
What's the difference between "parfum" and "arôme"? Are they not interchangeable?
I thought that "marchand de glace" would refer to a person, not a place. Is "salon de glace" not a thing? Does "café-glacier" work at all?
Thanks in advance!!

Asked 6 years ago

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