Demeurer entry in Kwiziq glossarySalut -
In the kwiziq glossary entry for Verbes aux deux auxiliares, it mentions that demeurer follows "the reverse pattern" to the transitive/intransitive rule.
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/verb-conjugation-group/verbs-that-can-take-avoir-or-etre-as-auxiliary
I have used that as my rule of thumb for a while now, and it was always confusing to me (as a verbe d'état, it is intransitive, yet takes auxiliary « être », so that note didn't feel right).
I just found the comments and explanations here on this page, and all is now clear - thank you Aurélie and other contributors for the information you have shared here!
It might be worth correcting that glossary page entry, too, in case others stumble across it in the future.
In the sentece: 'Ensuite, j'ai pris une éponge et un shampoing...' I don't hear the word 'Ensuite' but 'Puis'. Is it me or is it a mistake_
A few years back, when I still lived in Brittany, my cousin Sarah and I rented a camper [US: RV] and for two weeks, we travelled up and down the west coast of France. ... During that trip, we also learned how to change a tire...
Il y a quelques années, quand je vivais encore en Bretagne, ma cousine Sarah et moi avions loué un camping-car et pendant deux semaines, nous avions voyagé partout sur la côte atlantique française. .... Pendant ce voyage, nous avons aussi appris à changer une roue...
Allo! I'm wondering if you put the determinant only if there isn't an adjective? So if I say "il est policier", there is no determinant, and if I say "il est un policier courageux" I do? Thank you!
I agree with the Kwiziq team members and some others that the words all sound clear, with my connection anyway. After I have completed the exercise and re-listened to the whole passage it magically becomes very clear. My only query is the word "honnêteté" where, despite numerous listens, I can't hear all the syllables, and I was wondering whether it is usually pronounced as spelled "honnêteté", or in common usage is simply pronounced "honnêté"
I got the following wrong on a test: Les enfants, n'________ pas peur! It says the correct answer is ayez. Why would you use the vous form when speaking to children? Should not the correct answer be aie? Thanks, Ken
Bonjour à tous,
I've come access this sentence somewhere using "être on train de" in Conditionnel passé tense:
I would have been skying in the Alps if I hadn’t broken my leg.
Je serais en train de skier dans les Alpes si je ne m’étais pas cassé la
jambe.
I think we must use avoir (in Conditionnel présent) + être (in past participle) as follow:
J'aurais été en train de skier....
Could you explain which one is correct?
Merci beaucoup d'avance.
Hi, just a little correction, soixante-dix should be at the top of the list :)
Salut -
In the kwiziq glossary entry for Verbes aux deux auxiliares, it mentions that demeurer follows "the reverse pattern" to the transitive/intransitive rule.
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/verb-conjugation-group/verbs-that-can-take-avoir-or-etre-as-auxiliary
I have used that as my rule of thumb for a while now, and it was always confusing to me (as a verbe d'état, it is intransitive, yet takes auxiliary « être », so that note didn't feel right).
I just found the comments and explanations here on this page, and all is now clear - thank you Aurélie and other contributors for the information you have shared here!
It might be worth correcting that glossary page entry, too, in case others stumble across it in the future.
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