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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si clauseThe phrase “if you could run” uses L’imparfait. But the phrase “if you run” uses the present tense. Could you explain this difference to me? Thanks.

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Sandra A.A2Kwiziq community member

In the video, the phrase "je donne une pomme à Paul" was given, but what would be the correct way of replacing that sentence with the pronouns?

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David C.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi, In the examples above, 'j'aime Paris' means 'I lové Paris'. If 'j'aime beaucoup Paris' means 'I like Paris a lot', them how do you say plain old 'I like Paris'?

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Common Latin root?Does the verb s'asseoir and the crude English word for one's posterior share a common root?

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Rosemary P.C1Kwiziq community member

in the test, the example was 'When she wins, she will be happy.' i used the Future Perfect quand elle aura gagné, , Why is this wrong? Winning first!

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Kez H.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't understand how you can distinguish eg Friday from Fridays.

I don't understand how you can distinguish eg 'Monday' from 'Mondays'. In the examples, there is a 'le' for both:

Le lundi est mon jour préféré - Monday is my favourite day

Je déteste le vendredi - i hate fridays

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Robert M.C1Kwiziq community member

Using 'espérér' + indicative/subjunctiveBonjour,
I have a question about using the verb 'espérer' with indicative/subjuncitive.
In the Writing Challenge 'A sudden reappearance' (15/06/2018), the translation of 'To be honest, at first I hoped that it might be an hallucination...' is 'Pour être honnête, j'ai d'abord espéré que ce soit une hallucination...'
I would have thought that this is an affirmative statement and that we could say 'c'était une hallucination...'

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adverbs to start a sentence

Can you start à sentence in French with an adverb?

Anxieusement, j'ai demandé: “Je ne comprends pas, qu'est-ce que vous avez fait? Est-ce légal ?

Sérieusement, il y a dix-huit temps de verbe différents en français !

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Ron F.C1Kwiziq community member

Can you please give me a couple of sentences which include ce qui followed by an object

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using the subjunctive in the imperative

When would the subjunctive be used in the imperative form?

Vive La France! is the expression that comes to mind.

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