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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a reason why "contrôle" isn't accepted for "doing tests online"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ne…pas de

I’ve always thought that in a negation the preposition ‘de’ is used, so in « I don’t waste water » I wrote « je ne gaspille pas d’eau » but this was corrected to « je ne gaspille pas l’eau ». My thought pattern was supported in « when I can’t cycle » - « quand je ne peux pas faire de vélo » (given that : to cycle = faire du vélo). Can this be explained ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Megan H.C1Kwiziq community member

on n'est pas secoués dans tous les sens

Hi I have two questions regarding the phrase 'on n'est pas secoués dans tous les sens'.

1. why is there an 'e' on the end of secoué? I would have thought that it should be the third person singular of 'on'.

2. What is the meaning of 'secoué dans tous les sens'? Does it mean 'shaken about all over the place'?

Asked 3 years ago

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Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

A possible use of 'le'

Instead of 'elle n'a pas remarqué quand le train s'est arrêté', would a French person ever say 'elle ne l'a pas remarqué quand le train s'est arrêté'?

Asked 4 years ago

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J. R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the past perfect used, rather than the passé composé? Bonjour! These writing exercises are absolutely fantastic resources that I'm enjoying very much. A little question, however: I'm also going to raise (or re-raise) Meryl's question about why the French past perfect is used, rather than the passé composé, to translate what looks like the past simple in English. I've never knowingly come across this usage before, but I've seen it now in a couple of these writing exercises and wonder if I have overlooked something. Perhaps it's a matter of perspective -- perhaps this is an extract from a longer passage where the writer has just been writing about the past, and then for these first few lines, goes back further into the past? (Though strictly speaking, you'd mirror that with "had rented" and "had travelled" in English.) The last line of the text does actually use the passé composé. Many thanks!

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...

Asked 2 years ago

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clare k.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does. Un tiers have an s but there is no s for un dem and un quart?

Asked 4 years ago

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Bhavani S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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Salut

Dans cette exam j'ai répondu que- Il est sept heures et demie. mais je suis mal marquè. quelle est la raison

Asked 3 years ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

is the conditionnel only after the "au cas où"J'en ai racheté, juste au cas où.

this is not in conditionnel

But this is:

Au cas où vous auriez faim, je vous ai fait un sandwich.

Asked 3 years ago

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Marie C.C1Kwiziq community member

J’adore cette exercise...

J’adore cet exercise parce qu’il m’a fait découvrir un film vraiment amusant, et à une réalisatrice très interessante. En fait, j'ai pris du temps sur les exercices de grammaire pour regarder le film et je pense que je vais le revoir. Je veux en parler avec mon tuteur en Tunisie demain. Merci pour cela. Contenu vraiment super !

Asked 3 years ago

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Linda Q.B1Kwiziq community member

de ou du?

Why do we have Office de Tourisme, amateur de vin, Miroir d'Eau, amateurs d'histoire, protégé de France ( why not de La France?)

but, Cité du Vin, de l'histoire du vin, Fontaine des 3 Grâces?

Asked 3 years ago

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