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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tenses of clore and éclore

Bonjour à tous,

Could someone explain why these verbs aren't ever used in the imperfect ? I realize there are alternative verbs that can be used, but am just curious about the reason.

Merci !

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The term shy. The dictionary suggests “farouche” for animals, yet here “timide” is used. Is this because C is a pet and a more personal shy applies ?

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Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

Il a tenu sa promesse. The English translation should be he kept his promise. We don’t hold promises.

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Rose Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

There is a link given to YouTube where it can be watched

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S. N.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

which is the subject, which the object?

Hi, in a reversed expression such as

Qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez Anna ?

which is the subject and which is the object?

I’m guessing that the subject is that aspect of Anna’s personality which causes ‘you’ to like her. Therefore, since ‘you’ receive pleasure from that part of her personality, ‘you’ are the object.

Is that correct?

Thanks in advance!

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Cover your head ! Couvrez-vous-la! OR Couvrez-la-vous!

The verb used is “se couvrir” but would ‘la’ precede ‘vous’ ?

Is it that “vous” here is a Reflexive Pronoun ? If so , there is a lesson stating at Kwiziq that reflexive pronouns precede direct object pronouns -

Position of Double Pronouns in French - Reflexive Pronoun + Direct Object Pronoun

I suppose that here vous behaves like an indirect object pronoun. Is this the justification?

Madame, please guide how to figure this out .

Merci encore . Cordialement,

Shrey.

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Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vocab queries

Checking whether these words are interchangeable, or whether there are nuances we should know about:

Parfois vs quelquefois

mare vs. étang vs bassin

morceaux de tomate vs pièces de tomate

Thanks!

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Margaret M.B1Kwiziq community member

Clarification of the tip about 'de'

This is in one of the green callout boxes in the lesson: "In this negative structure, you only use de or d' in front of a vowel or mute h." This really confused me when I first read it because it seems to say you shouldn't use either one if there's no vowel/mute h. I think a comma or parens would make it clearer: "In this negative structure, you only use de (or d' in front of a vowel or mute h)."

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

PC versus Imparfait

Why is is imparfait used in this sentence? L'écureuil allait plus vite que lui... I would have considered the phrase part of the story chronology-- not background/description. Or should I "translate" it as The squirrel was faster than him... since it is a comparison of speed? Merci?

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norma z.B2Kwiziq community member

why dont you use pour again before se baigner?

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