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nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using faire

HI,

I was wondering would these two sentences be correct?

1) nous aimons Faire de la randonnée au canada

2) nous randonnons au canada

It's not homework just understanding the lesson on here better for practice.

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom A.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Chosing the tense of the subjunctive

'By the time my father succeeded' is translated as 'le temps que mon père réussisse'.

Could it also be 'le temps que mon père ait réussi'?

If so, are there stylistic considerations why you should chose one rather than the other?

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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

By = "par" "de"

This question comes up again. In the corrections, "les maisons surmontées par une grande église" and "les maisons surmontées d'une grande église" are both suggested. I thought "par" was closer to "by" in English and "de" was closer to "with." Is this wrong?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jane M.A0KwizIQ community member

why is come from a city plural Je viens instead of je vien

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Sharon C.B2KwizIQ community member

Verb ending agreement

Shouldn't it be 'je suis allée' as the person speaking is female?

Asked 6 years ago

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Charlotte M.A2KwizIQ community member

The Video is Private

I can't even access the video. It says it is private.

Asked 6 years ago

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Yin Yin L.A2KwizIQ community member

Placements of "Pendant que"This sentence for example:

Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.

Pendant que tu feras tes devors, je ferai la vaiselle.

Are both of them the same? (that I could use it either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle to join the two sentences.)

Does the same rule also apply to some other words like "alors que" "tandis que" ?

Merci d'avance pour les réponses !

Asked 6 years ago

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Keith J.A1KwizIQ community member

En la for a Feminie Country

One of the quiz questions was "Le Comte Dracula habite _____________ Roumanie.

I wrote "en la" because I assumed, per the regular rule, that Romania is feminine (therefore takes -en) and is a country, not a city, and would require the article "la". Since the sentence is not about going-to or coming/being-from, it would require the article, n'est-ce pas?

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James W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

According to sources, a savings account is "un compte épargne" and not "un compte d'épargne" ? There is also "un livret d'épargne" however.

Asked 5 years ago

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cathlyn p.A2KwizIQ community member

Why des progrès not de progrès

could you please explain why des. Is this because there is a plural form??

Asked 6 years ago

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