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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est-ce qui te fait penser ça?D'habitude, quand vous avez introduit une nouvelle tournure comme <qu'est-ce qui te fait penser ça>, j'aime bien essayer d'utiliser soit <en> soit <y>. Dans ce cas-ci, où on se trouve soit <en> soit <y> au lieu de <ça>. J'ai du mal à trouver où on met les deux mots. Autement dit, qu'est-ce qui te en fait penser ou qu'est-ce qui te fait en penser ou peut-etre on utile <y>. Penser à ou Penser de? Peut-etre ce n'est pas possible d'utiliser ni l'un ni l'autre. Merci d'avance. Don

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peter b.C1Kwiziq community member

The use of accents with notre and votreLe nôtre, le vôtre, le leur (81 A1)Notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs (34 A2)

Why and when do we use the accent above the o

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this expression being overused in KwiziqThis expression keeps coming up in these quiz questions. Usually it is in a choose-one-from-list situation where it is indeed the best choice. But isn't it misleading since many of these cases would normally be adequately translated using Le Present since the emphasis on the continuous nature of the action is not required?

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Demain

I was marked wrong in a quiz for "Tu achètes une nouvelle voiture demain". It wanted "Tu vas acheter une nouvelle voiture demain". How does this differ from the example in this lesson "Je viens demain".

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John E.C1Kwiziq community member

plural you ?

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John E.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is Ne mange pas first person singular and N'écoutez pas

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quel/Qu'est-ce qu* - ?

In writing challenge "Problems at the hotel" - Quel est le problème?

I wrote "Qu'est-ce qui est le problème? - can this be correct as well?

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Common exceptionsThe lesson states "Most verbs ending -ir in Le Présent (Present Tense) conjugate like this:" but sortir, mentir and partir are very comon verbs endng in -ir that have a different rule so shouldn't the lesson discuss both groups smultaneously, otherwise a student gets misled until sometime later when the other is introduced with a similarly simplistic description.

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Leslee B.A2Kwiziq community member

I don’t understand why auqelle is used in this phrase. Ce problème, auquel je ne comprends rien, m'énerve!

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Beverley R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using "moins" for minutes to

I thought that between noon and midnight (including midnight), one never used "moins", but always used minutes past. Or, is midnight perhaps regarded as a.m.?

I can't find it in any lessons which explain this, other than one example in the A1 lesson. There is no explanation, however. Can you please explain to me the rule about when you can and cannot use "moins"for minutes to the hour.

Thank you

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