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John W.C1Kwiziq community member

'You don't have to'Something I've always struggled with in France is when I don't want to say 'You must not', but rather 'You don't have to', for example: I don't want to say, 'You must not come straight away', but rather, 'You don't have to come straight away'. Can somebody point me to a good lesson on this, or let me know how to do it?

Asked 7 years ago

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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

Re glacials/glaciaux and finals/finaux Hi, Just to confirm that glacials/glaciaux and finals/finaux can be interchanged, with no rule as to when to use each one? Thanks, Catherine

Asked 9 years ago

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K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is the 's' in the tu form verb dropped in l'imperatif?

I never get this right. Please, is there a summary of when we would not write the "s" at the end of the tu form verb in l'imperatif ?

Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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juke b.B1Kwiziq community member

can you say "Je en connais certains" instead of "Je connais certains d'entre eux"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai passéI'm so confused. Why is it "J'ai passé un an en Espagne" but "J'ai passé la journée avec Martin"? Why is one talking about the duration while the other is not?

Asked 8 years ago

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Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement about collective nouns in EnglishCollective nouns, such as family, team, and company are singular. The pronoun that would refer to these particular nouns is "it." A speaker may change to "they" but the speakers would be referring to family members, players, or employees. One would right, "A spokesperson for the company announced that it is profitable."

Asked 7 years ago

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi if de changes to du,de la des ... Why is it "J'ai envie de chocolat"

Asked 7 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjective, pronoun or both?May I check? In this lesson, in different examples I believe aucun/e ... ne is used both as a negative adjective and as a variable negative pronoun? Is this correct?

Asked 9 years ago

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

brainmapmy brain map shows a white /gray triangle at the top of A2, But when I zoom in this shape is missing. How do I find out what it is and how do I read its content. thanks Sue

Asked 8 years ago

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Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les roses sentent bon. C’est Correct

Asked 7 years ago

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