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shambhavi k.B1KwizIQ community member

Why we used ce que? And as ce que is what then why we used 'de plus en plus'

In the sentence

Je savais de plus en plus ce que je voulais

Can't it be que instead of ce que

And since ce que is what which means noun why we used de plus en plus and why imparfait is used not passé composé? Also if there is a verb before the blank and a noun after what would we use de plus en plus or de plus en plus de ? If nothing is after then?

Asked 6 years ago

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Meryl T.C1KwizIQ community member

Use of imparfait

Why is plus-que-parfait used in this text in phrases such as " Sarah et moi avions loué un camping-car .."

Asked 6 years ago

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Imogen A.A1KwizIQ community member

Incorrect Use of Fullstop

Kwiziq, I think this lesson needs a little reviewing!! There's much confusion in this for learners at the minute.

"This is a number written in French: "14,052" How would it be expressed in English?"

The correct answer to this is also '14,052' fourteen thousand and fifty two, but I'm told the answer is incorrect. The only reason you would ever put a fullstop in there '14.052' would be to express a very accurate measurement for example '14.052g' - fourteen point zero five two grams.

Asked 5 years ago

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Kathleen P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"pas un musée"why is there no elision between 'pas' and 'un'?

Asked 5 years ago

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Robert B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I had a problem!

There is a concealed difficulty in this lesson for English speakers who don't know how to congregate the irregular verb "hurt". The examples provided are very good and demonstrate the problem, but i needed a good English grammar book to correctly identify the problem.

hurt (v pr))

hurts (v pr3)

hurt (v pt)

hurt (v pp)

Asked 5 years ago

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Rod B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Would fly .. volerait?

I was marked wrong for writing: “On volerait de Paris..” instead of “On prendrait l’avion de Paris...”. Can you please explain? Thanks

Rod

Asked 6 years ago

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Todd L.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Même as adective

Can we say that if même precedes the noun, it means "same" and if it comes after the noun, it means "very/itself"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Carl C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

imparfait vs passe compose

Why "qui venait à l'origine" followed by "a progressivement imprégné" ? I think the passe compose describes an event completed in the past. Something that has taken place gradually is not a completed event.

Asked 4 years ago

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Alexandra S.A2KwizIQ community member

Conditional tenseTo say “working in France would suit me” do you say “me conviendrait” or “me conviendrais”?

My book says “me conviendrait” but I’m wondering should it not be “me conviendrais”?

Asked 5 years ago

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Eugenia K.A2KwizIQ community member

elles le sont beaucoup moinsWhy is there 'le' needed in "elles le sont beaucoup moins pour en redescendre"? Can I say "elles sont beaucoup moins adaptées pour..." instead?

Asked 4 years ago

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