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Marcelo N.B2Kwiziq community member

Anne et Antoine se promènent avec leur chien. - Present or near future?

I thought that 'le présent' is used for the present and near future tenses, so why the answer of "Anne et Antoine se promènent avec leur chien." is only makert right to "Anne and Antoine are going for a walk with their dog." ?

Can't "Anne and Antoine are walking their dog." be correct as well?

I know that the question is related to the lesson but I wan't to know if that meaning is correct in the day-to-day use.

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

se refaire

"Il faudra qu'on se refasse ça à l'occasion". I am unclear about the function of "se" in this sentence. Would it also be correct to say "Il faudra qu'on refasse ça à l'occasion" to mean "We'll have to do this again sometime"?

Asked 3 years ago

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Bonnie B.C1Kwiziq community member

Is this a possible alternative for "fairy-like"?

Is féerique a possibility in the last line?

Asked 3 years ago

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Sydney B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

a reprint of what I posted 8 months ago on Future Simple with -er, -ir'rencontre' in the future in Horoscope de l'année

I wrote 'rencontrerez' for the future of the verb rencontre, & I got it right in the fill-in-the-blank exercise Horoscope de l'année (Le Futur); however, it doesn't seem to fit into the pattern for either regular -er and -ir verbs in the future or -re and -dre verbs in the future, and it directed me to this page, so I'm confused.

Asked 4 years ago

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Zackary H.B1Kwiziq community member

Dans la ville ou en ville?

The example listed in the lesson specifies "a bakery in the town".

Une boulangerie dans la ville.

What if I was speaking in general, such as "Yes, there's a bakery in town."

Would this be translated as "Oui, il y a une boulangerie en ville." ?

Asked 1 year ago

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Elle V.C1Kwiziq community member

Salle de bains

Hello! Why is bain plural here with an s? I would expect there would only be one bathroom to each hotel room.

Asked 11 months ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il a une émission sur Netflix ...

Peut-on utiliser série au lieu d'émission dans ce contexte ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

when talking about things in general or abstractly,

Referencing the lesson: 'Using le, la, l', les before nouns when generalising (definite articles)' why is 'Salut les filles' correct as 'les filles' refers to a specific group and not to a group in general. Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of de in front of mieux

Why are we adding de in front of mieux in the sentence il n’y a rien de mieux que d’’ouvrir.....

Asked 4 years ago

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Oscar C.A2Kwiziq community member

c'est used even though is expressing opinion of a known thing (and known gender)"Cette pomme est bonne. - Oui, c'est bon.".

Why is "c'est bon" used here instead of "elle est bonne", when it's expressing opinion over something specific that you know the gender of already?

Asked 5 years ago

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