Grammer queries

Beverley R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Grammer queries

"I have a few questions which I hope you can answer. 1. Are "finir" and "terminer" synonyms? 2. For "I am late." would you say "Je suis en retard." OR " J'ai du retard"? 3. For "at this instant" would you say "a l'instant or "a cet instant"?

Sorry, can't type accents on my keyboard.

Asked 6 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Beverley,

Most of these are interchangeable , just different ways of saying the same thing...

Beverley R. asked:

Grammer queries

"I have a few questions which I hope you can answer. 1. Are "finir" and "terminer" synonyms? 2. For "I am late." would you say "Je suis en retard." OR " J'ai du retard"? 3. For "at this instant" would you say "a l'instant or "a cet instant"?

Sorry, can't type accents on my keyboard.

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