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Jacqueline V.C1Kwiziq community member

Helping v. having helped

Why is "Merci de m'avoir aidé aujourd'hui, c'était super !" not translated as "Thank you for having helped me today" It’s not the same thing as ‘thank you for helping me’ – or is it?

Asked 9 months ago

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Anne D.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Thanks for coming for future events

In UK English this can also apply when someone agrees to come at a future time ("thanks for coming tomorrow") so it’s useful to remember you can’t do the same in French. Incidentally the only way I can fix "pour" and "de" in my brain is to think that you "pour" something concrete..

Asked 1 year ago

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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

merci d'avance !Je vous remercie par avance de votre réponse.I thank you in advance for your reply.
I learned French in the sixties and seventies and use it daily. Is it still OK to say

Asked 2 years ago

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Dina K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Abstract or things to thank forHi, in this example: Elle vous remercie pour toute votre aide - I would think of "de" instead of "pour" as it does look to me as an abstract noun. There's no context and we can think of moral aid as well, which is clearly abstract. How to choose in similar cases? Merci en avance!

Asked 4 years ago

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Adrianne K.C1Kwiziq community member

J'ai remercié Lucas de m'avoir racompagnée hier.

Hello, I'm wondering why the example in the lesson "J'ai remercié Lucas de m'avoir racompagnée hier" would have the feminine past participle following "m'avoir." Thanks for any help with this.

Asked 4 years ago

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Margaret G.C1Kwiziq community member

Merci de venir

Why can’t merci de venir be translated as thanks for coming?

Asked 4 years ago

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Michael C.C1Kwiziq community member

Please help me to understand these sentences

In the lecture, you have the following three sentences

Mes amis, merci à tous d'être venus.

Sarah, merci d'être venue.

Paul, merci d'être venu.

In all these three sentences, "Mes amis", "Sarah", and "Paul" are NOT the objects of the verb "venir", so even they are proceeds of the verb, why should the verb venir have to in agreement with "Mes amis", "Sarah", and "Paul"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Janet B.C1Kwiziq community member

Infinite Passé seems to be used without prior introduction

This lesson refers to the Infinitif Passé. I have been doing the lessons in order since level A0 and I don't think I have seen Infinitif Passé before. I figured it out, and finally noticed the link to a lesson about it at the bottom of the page, but perhaps this lesson could explain briefly what it is, rather than using the name without previous explanation.

Asked 5 years ago

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Jennifer S.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi, just wondering which was correct.Merci d’avoir nous aidés

Asked 5 years ago

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