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Suzy B.C1Kwiziq community member

How to access translation exercises?I am a premium subscriber and the emails say the translation exercises are sent by email to all premium subscribers but I haven't received anything that allows me to access the exercises properly and I cannot work out how to access them.

Asked 9 years ago

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Gregory S.C1Kwiziq community member

a été réveillé vs était réveillé

In filling in the blank for Bob __ par la reveil tous les jours (Bob was awaken by the alarm every day), I typed "a été réveillé par" instead of "était réveillé". Could you help me understand why the imparfait was incorrect? Thanks!

Greg

Asked 6 years ago

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A. W.C1Kwiziq community member

se balader vs se promener

Asked 7 years ago

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R. B.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is chocolate ice cream written as la glace au chocolat and not la glace à la chocolat?

Asked 7 years ago

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Leo W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai eu peur Vs. J'avais peur

I saw the sentence below in a test:

* J'ai eu peur que nous soyons arrivés trop tard *

Why not J'avais peur que nous soyons arrivés trop tard ?!?!

I believe it should be j'avais because we are describing how scared I was, so we should use Imparfait over passe composé !

Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Why are vin et eau without articles, yet le fromage et le lait are with?

Asked 8 years ago

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Tom Rune K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plural partitive?Some sources name a "plural partitive" - des. This lesson doesn't though. I can't really see how something could be uncountable and plural at the same time. Would you agree?

Asked 7 years ago

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Peuma D.C1Kwiziq community member

Mes amis, auxquels j'écris Is it correct to use ''auxquels'' in this context when the antecedent is animate, because I was under the impression that ''auxquels'' was a restricted to inanimate objects (things) only

Asked 7 years ago

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"For lying" and "for having lied"?I guess this is more of an English question. What is the difference between "for lying" and "for having lied"?

Asked 8 years ago

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D. V.C1Kwiziq community member

là-dedans

Bonjour!

in the example “ça ne sent pas la rose là-dedans” is translated as “it smells nasty in here”. Formerly I had understood “là-dedans” to mean in there. Is it both or am I just wrong. Sorry, I know this is getting off on a bit of a bunny trail...

merci d’avance!

Asked 7 years ago

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