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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why does Nous sommes become se trouvait? Nous sommes entrés dans une grande salle, au milieu de laquelle se trouvait une statue.Is it 'one found, as in on se trouvait' as opposed to we found?

Asked 4 years ago

Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"chaque" pronounciationThe "chaque" in "Chaque guerre est plus horrible que la précédente." sounds "charg", and the "chaque" in "Chaque jour, cela devient plus facile." sounds "cha jur". Could you explain when the k sound in chaque is pronounced and when it is pronounced?

Asked 5 years ago

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can we say Willian a pris soin de la dinde instead of William s’est occupé de la dinde ?

Asked 4 years ago

nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Duration vs time length

Bonjour,

Hi, I was wondering for the duration part would it be okay to say

I read in the evening

Je lire la soiree

And

I spent the day learning French

J'ai passe le jour apprendre francais

Would they be correct if not why?

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it "le" + "day of the week"?

Why is the form "le + day of the week" used in this exercise? I thought that form was reserved for habitual activities done on a specific weekday, but since it's a vacation it seems like they're telling us what they are doing in the upcoming week only.

Asked 5 years ago

J M.C1Kwiziq community member

Rendre visite has a somewhat negative meaning in terms of something being an obligation. That's fine if that's what is intended but you "aller voir" someone who is a friend.

Asked 3 years ago

Alberta N.B2Kwiziq community member

I did a simple quiz. One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat" - I used the nous avons... option. It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer. How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context? It sees to me, both answers are equally correct. What am I missing?

Merci

Asked 3 years ago

Rhys M.A2Kwiziq community member

The audio for "Cette ceinture est a eux" is weird.

Asked 5 years ago

Laura T.A1Kwiziq community member

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Asked 4 years ago

Susan S.C1Kwiziq community member

Rentrer or Retourner

Would it be wrong to say "il y rentre" instead of the corrected answer in the test " il y retourne"?

Asked 4 years ago

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