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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the following a correct way to approach this?Depending on the context, I really struggled to see the distinction between which tense was appropriate to use with "depuis" and the negative. (I'm sure my Kwiziq results reflect that!) I've seen it described that The Present Tense is used when an action was taken in the past and is still the case now, and that Le Passé Composé is used to describe for how long something has not been going on. That is to describe an action that was not taken in the past, and has still not been taken yet. Is this an accurate way to decide which Tense is appropriate to use in negative sentences with depuis?

Asked 9 years ago

John W.A1Kwiziq community member

D'accord, nous verrons ça plus tard ! Is it also correct to say: D'accord, on verra ça plus tard?

Asked 7 years ago

Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a liaison, pronouncing, "ils aiment leurs parents?"

Asked 8 years ago

Carolyn H.C1Kwiziq community member

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

Asked 4 years ago

Merle D.B2Kwiziq community member

Do you form a liaison between 'pas' and 'encore' (pazzencore)?

Asked 8 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Adverbs of place and certain adverbs of time usually FOLLOW the past participle:

e.g. tard, tôt,... and some adverbs ending in -ment

Il est parti tard."

But the "correct"micro-quiz answer for the placement of "plus tard" is at the beginning or end of the sentence. Does adding "plus" modify the normal placement of "tard"?

Asked 6 years ago

G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could someone explain why "Comment vont tes vacances" is wrong? (vont instead of se passer)

Asked 7 years ago

Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

''Qu'aiment-ils?'' I understand why this is a contraction of "Que aiment" and therefore means What do they like, but why can't it also be a contraction of "Qui aiment" and therefore Who do they love?

Asked 8 years ago

Leah R.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai soixante-un ans.

Asked 9 years ago

John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the indirect object pronoun required with this expression?The verb aller does not require à so the direct object pronoun seems more correct. Also the direct object pronoun seems even more correct in the negative, when the clothing does not suit someone. Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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