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Sara K.B2KwizIQ community member

Croire à vs. croire en

Are croire à and croire en interchangeable? If not, what is the difference?

Asked 5 years ago

Jaap S.B2KwizIQ community member

In this lesson, the placement of "bientot" is different. Is this interchangeable? Nous aurons bientôt une nouvelle voiture. Ils auront 20 ans bientôt.

Asked 8 years ago

Johanna S.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ways of saying it was cold last night

What is the difference between

Il fait froid hier soir And

Il faisait froid hier soir

The translation is identical and the lesson doesn’t clarify it.

Asked 7 years ago

Norman P.B2KwizIQ community member

MRS P VANDERTRAMP verbs

What is the reference to the "MRS P VANDERTRAMP verbs" in the sentence below?

Just as with Passé composé, all the so-called MRS P VANDERTRAMP verbs (mostly movement verbs) conjugate withêtre in Plus-que-parfait.

Asked 6 years ago

Liz K.A2KwizIQ community member

Je n’ai pas pu dormir

Can you also use ‘je ne pouvais pas dormir’ - if not why please..

Thanks

Liz

Asked 7 years ago

nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Indicative vs subjonctif

Hi,

Sorry I have another question. When working on knowing the difference between the verbs in the indicative or Subjonctif what is the easiest way?

I thought this sentence was Subjonctif but it is indicatif.

Il dit que leur page d'accueil (être) ____ attrayante. They used est not soit

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

Romni B.A1KwizIQ community member

Asked 9 years ago

T.G. O.A1KwizIQ community member

When is the formula "finir + de" used? I noticed this in a few of the examples, where it was "conjugated form of finir + de + infinitive verb"

Asked 6 years ago

Mike P.C1KwizIQ community member

Have finished vs didn't finish

The question and answer: J'ai fini. - Write "I didn't finish." : Je n'ai pas fini
makes me wonder... In English 'I have not finished' implies you are still working on it, whereas 'I did not finish' implies that you are not still working on it (e.g. you ran out of time in an exam). It looks as if the passé composé could mean either of these. Right? If so, what is the easiest way to make this distinction in French?

Asked 5 years ago

Stella D.A1KwizIQ community member

Quel age avez vous?

Asked 9 years ago

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