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Alexandra B.A2Kwiziq community member

Why passe compose

j'ai commencé à voir quelques petits boutons

Why is there passe compose and not l'imperfait?

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So many questions!Where do I even start with this one? ;) “ L'Incroyable au chocolat blanc et au spéculoos, L'Impensable au café, L'Excentrique à la cerise... Miam !” Is this structure a bit like a phrase, or poetic speech? Why the capitalisations? Why “l’ au ”? And what are spéculoos? :)

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Elles sont restées à les regarder

What is the difference between using 'à' + infinitive to express a purpose and using 'pour' (as earlier in 'pour observer de petits insectes')?

Asked 5 years ago

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Noeline N.A1Kwiziq community member

Standalone adjectives

When we are using C'est plus the standalone adjective,is it always masculine and singular?on it can also be masculine and plural depending on the sentence ofcourse

Asked 2 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

''Je n'ai pas mangé de viande depuis dix ans.'' means:

Answer given: I haven’t eaten any meat for ten years. Why wouldn’t the answer simply be “I haven’t eaten meat for ten years”? Thanks in advance for input.

Asked 3 years ago

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Karen M.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pronom Y ou cod

salut tout le monde !

j'ai une question à propos de Pronom Y,

+Vous avez déjà dormi sous la tente ?

-oui, j'y ai déjà dormi.

est ce que c'est correct ? Je sais bien qu'on a besoin de( à+lieu ) pour pouvoir utiliser Y, et dans ce cas je n'ai aucune idée.

(peut être on peut répondre en utilisant cod:je l'ai déjà dormi.(?) )

merci d'avance pour vos réponses.

Asked 2 years ago

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Ella G.A0Kwiziq community member

My first time on Kwiziq.i am already addicted

Bonjour. Je m'appelle Ella et je viens de Nigeria

Asked 5 years ago

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Jack G.C1Kwiziq community member

Past Participle agrees when object is indirect ?

'qu'il m'a donnée pour mon treizième anniversaire.' - the link you provide with this question, 'special cases of past participle agreement with avoir' describes that, in passé composé with avoir, the past participle must agree with the object when the verb is preceded by a direct object, but also explicitly states that the rule does not apply to indirect objects. Is not 'me' in this case an indirect object (he gave it to me)?

Asked 3 years ago

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ig M.B2Kwiziq community member

Suggestion for the lesson

Dear Team,

Suggestion for the page

Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles]

As I can see with all the examples the formula seems to be

Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles] + infinitive

Unless there is a context where an infinitive doesn't follow vouloir, pouvoir & devoir.

Thanks for all your lesson. Keep up the great work.

Regards