Hi, I learned the Est-ce que was a formal way of asking a question. So I thought the verb then would also need an inversion, like: Est-ce que avez-vous une voiture?

When do you use the verb inversion? (I heard actually the inversion is almost not used anymore in normal day France)

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Nick H.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Past or present subjunctive

"Bien que Mateo sache déjà ce qu'il allait étudier à l'université," / "Although Mateo already knew what he was going to study at university,"

For this sentence I used the subjunctive past tense ""Bien que Mateo ait déjà su ce qu'il allait étudier à l'université," which is obviously not correct, but please can someone explain why? I assume it's because him knowing is not a single event in the past so the present subjunctive is the only alternative?

Nick

Asked 4 years ago

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Catherine K.A2KwizIQ community member

Qu-est ce que c'est

I am so confused! Question: _____________le Louvre

I answered : Qu-est ce que c'est le Louvre. Kwiziq says this is partially right. Their answer" Qu-est ce que le Louvre

When I go to "Explain this" my answer seems to be the correct one given the examples they give but they say not. Can anyone explain this?

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Don C.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Can I decide the placement of the adjective and then use 'de' or 'des' as necessary?

Can you simply move an adjective before a noun and then use 'de'? Or does using 'de' before the adjective only occur when using an adjective that actually goes before the noun?

i.e. Can we say "the white houses" either way? des maisons blanches or de blanches maisons

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Lynne K.A2KwizIQ community member

en vs dans

In an A1 focus test I wrote"ton père est DANS la prison" because a prison is a physical enclosure. It was marked as incorrect. could you please explain why? Thanks.

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E. A.B1KwizIQ community member

Formal vs Informal with "Tu"

Hello,

One question I have always been wondering is with the phrase "Comment vas-tu ?"

In this instance, would this be considered a formal or informal question? For example, would you use this phrase with friends? It seems conflicting that the use of "tu" would be formal in the inverse because the nature of "tu" from what I've understood to be quite formal. Could I get some clarification?

Thank you,

Eveline

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