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mary n.C1Kwiziq community member

"y" pronoun in this subjunctive questionPlease can you explain the use of 'y' pronoun in this test question answer:n'y ait ( I wanted it to be simply 'il n'ait')

Nous avons ouvert les fenêtres de peur qu'il ________ une fuite de gaz. We opened the windows out of fear there might be a gas leak.

Asked 5 years ago

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Erika H.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé composé vs l’imparfait

Why is passé composé used in the first sentence, Je n’ai jamais aimé… ? If you never have liked the seaside, not before and not now, isn’t that an ongoing feeling and should therefore be in l’imparfait? Isn’t it also expressing an opinion and should be in l’imparfait? What am I missing?

Asked 4 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

J'ai deux questions:

Quand j'ai recherche "French-Canadian" dans le dictionnaire, (Collins- online), j'ai trouve: "Canadienne-Francaise". Peut-etre l'allusion aurait ete, "from Quebec" ou "Quebecois" ?

J'ai ecrit, "...elle peut chanter". Est-ce que cette phrase est aussi bonne que "...elle sait chanter" ? Je dois dire que je trouve que c'est une belle phrase: "...elle sait chanter" !

Asked 3 years ago

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Dana T.A1Kwiziq community member

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Bonjour,

Est-ce que c'est ne pas mieux à dire " je me promener" en lieu de je marche?

Merci

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

saying "to live"

What are the different usages of habiter and vivre

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Jangir G.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Chef-d'œuvre

Ce n'est pas que juste une histoire. C'est le vrai chef-d'œuvre chocolat-poétique !

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Weekend workouts

Hi, do the weekend workouts get added to the relevant category (in this case Writing B1)?

I’m wondering if I’m seeing the WWs by working through the main Writing/Reading/etc. categories, or if I need to go through the WWs as an additional activity.

Asked 4 years ago

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Rachel T.C1Kwiziq community member

loyaux/fidèles

I came across "Mes amis sont très..." with the prompt, "My friends are very loyal.", during a practice exercise mixed with other assorted grammar concepts. Not realizing at the time that it was an exercise to practice different -al endings, my first instinct was to put "fidèles" rather than "loyaux". Could "fidèles" be an alternative answer?

Asked 4 years ago

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Thalia C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Notre génération doit utiliser ________ la précédente.

In the above sentence, why is the correct answer "moins d'énergie que" and not "moins d'énergie que de"? I added the "de" based on this rule: "When expressing there are more/fewer/as many-much [thing/s] than/as [other thing/s], you need to add de after que".

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Md alamgir M.A0Kwiziq community member

Avoir un renseignement Elle me fait du mal quand elle dit ça.She hurts me when she says that.
Hello everyone one, there is little thing I can’t able to understand that is why before « quand » we are not using the preposition « à » when the expression have fixed- faire du mal à. After « mal » there should be a preposition. But in that sentence there is not. Why is it. Thank’s in advance.

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