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Olive U.A0KwizIQ community member

Passé composé ou l'imparfait

J'ai toujours trouver les problèmes de quand utiliser le passé composé ou l'imparfait.

I'm still having challenges in when to use the passé composé instead of the imparfait and vice versa.

Asked 5 years ago

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Amy S.A1KwizIQ community member

This was a fantastic exercise, thank you!

Wow this was really helpful, I played it over and over and can see marked improvement in listening comprehension.

Asked 6 years ago

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emre can c.A2KwizIQ community member

"He apologised for not bringing her glasses"

Is the sentence "Il s'est excusé pour n'apporter pas ses lunettes" a correct translation of the sentence above, if not, what is the correct one?

Asked 5 years ago

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nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Update using duration

Bonjour!

Hi can someone tell me if these sentences are correct that I wrote using the duration vs length of time etc

Je nettoie la maison la journée.

I cleaned the house all day.

Nous prenons le métro le matin.

We take the metro in the morning.

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Oops I've forgotten!

C'est un village en France

C'est un petit village de France. Can someone please tell me why "de" is needed in the 2nd sentence (instead of en)?

Asked 5 years ago

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Viviene O.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Prenne le volant vs. se mettre au volant

I wrote "et on avait trop bu pour me mettre au volant" but there was only one option which was "on avait trop bu pour que je prenne le volant". Why is the first expression not an additonal option?

Asked 6 years ago

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Janine D.A1KwizIQ community member

I realize that now, in france, the word "weekend" is used rather than "le fin semaine" weekend is an english word. Le fin semaine is no longer used?

Asked 6 years ago

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Craig B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Word order with pronoun "cela" or "ça"

"Parfait, je vais prendre ça" or "Parfait, je vais prendre cela" .
Why not "je vais ça prendre" ? Isn't the object pronoun before the verb?

Asked 4 years ago

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jill a.C1KwizIQ community member

use of a (with accent acuteI) plus infinitive

I am reading an easy french novel and am confused about the grammer in these instances:

Il ne vous reste qu'a (with accent acute) vous enfuir.

qu'est-ce que j'ai a (with accent acute) perdre

why is the enfuir not conjugated, and preceded by the a?

why do you need the a before the perdre?

thanks for your help

Jill

Asked 5 years ago

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Catherine R.C1KwizIQ community member

Comment on the English phrasing

I'm being a bit pedantic but in English the first phrase is not

If I was rich I would go to Japan

that grammar is incorrect because it's conditional and it should be

If I were rich I would go to Japan

Asked 6 years ago

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