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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of à + infinitif versus en + gerund

Is there a rule that explains why it is « j’ai passé une demi-heure à gratter » and not « en grattant » ? I find it very tricky to know when to use à properly. « Une tasse à thé ». « C’est à moi de le faire ». I can memorize word situations that call for « à « but not a working rule I can rely on. Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can we say on ira demander aux voisins pour leur aide ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Noor B.A0Kwiziq community member

La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche.

hello madam/sir,

I have a question why here they used 'des' instead of 'de'? As we use des for plural, but here nothing is plural.

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How come 'à' is used to mean 'with' in the sentence 'surmontées par une grande église romane à clocher carré'

Asked 5 years ago

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David B.C1Kwiziq community member

Male pig

You could add the English name for a male pig, which is a ''boar''.

Asked 2 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est - ce que c'est

Bonjour!

Hi I was wondering when looking over the Qu'est - ce que c'est is it correct to always use that since it would be more formal? Or can you use c'est quoi when talking to a friend?

Merci

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why can't we use "bigarré" as multicoloured as an option here?

Asked 5 years ago

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Earl T.C1Kwiziq community member

J'ai travaillé -- still working, shouldn't it be present tense with depuis?

In this story, the writer is still waiting the response from the interviewers, thus I would assume he is still working. Hence shouldn't we use Je travaille tellement dur depuis quelques années ? I assume he is still working hard.... :)

Asked 3 years ago

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Farid M.C1Kwiziq community member

Le phrase de debut: On a DE la chance

Je crois qu'il y a une erreur d'inscription ici: grammaticalement, et aussi per la narration accompagnante, le premier phrase de dictée doit être "avoir DE la chance".

Le mot "de" est manqué?

Asked 5 years ago

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D. A.A0Kwiziq community member

Getting an advise

Hello I am A0 level would you please advise me where is A0 lessons ? I don’t know from where I must starting my lessons?

Asked 3 years ago

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