I came across this quiz: "Je regarde de belles collines." which confuses me a lot when choosing the answer. Because if taken out of the context of this specific lesson, I personally can't tell whether it's:

1. "I'm looking at some (des) beautiful hills"

2. "I'm looking from (de) these (les) beautiful hills " which I think also makes sense.

The answers available are:

a) "I'm looking at beautiful hills." (correct answer)

b) "I'm watching from beautiful hills."

Can I ask why a) is correct and b) is not? Is it because "regarder de" doesn't mean "watching from"? If this is the case, what happens if it's another verb + de (in french) that means verb + from (in english)? Better yet, how can I actually say option b) in french?

I hope my question makes sense.

Asked 2 years ago

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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member

translation of " des patins à parquet" into English"Par exemple, aussitôt que nos parents nous avaient déposés chez elle, elle nous faisait troquer nos baskets flambant neuves pour des patins à parquet qui empestaient le dépoussiérant et la cire."

My translating tool says that "des patins à parquet" are "floor gliders." Anyone have any idea what kind of shoes they might be?

Asked 1 year ago

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STEPHEN W.C1Kwiziq community member

Why not "était" instead of "a été" ? etc.

Why not "était" instead of "a été" ?

Oui, je sais, c’est vraiment bête, why not c'était vraiment bête,

Le pauvre Tom n’arrêtait pas de dire pardon, Tom was'nt stopping saying pardon, instead of why not use ? Le pauvre Tom n'a pas arrêté de dire pardon, Tom did stop saying pardon,

Tom did not stop saying pardon, or Tom ne arréterait pas de dire pardon, Tom would not stop saying pardon.

I find these tenses very confusing,

Asked 3 years ago

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Gillian G.C1Kwiziq community member

Please could you tell me what the difference is between 'puis' and 'ensuite'? Thank you, Gillian

Asked 3 years ago

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Andy _.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Ralentir" in a kwiz
Why have a kwiz where we are tested on conjugating "ralentir" if it turns out to actually be regular, given the information above? Are we supposed to understand that the examples above are the only irregular -tir verbs, or most of them? Because that is not particularly clear. What rough percentage of -tir verbs are irregular vs. regular?

Asked 2 years ago

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