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Jonathon G.A2Kwiziq community member

I was taking a test and I still don't understand when to use on vs. nous. They seem to be interchangeable. Can you give more examples?The test was one of those translate in the blank ones - Weekend in Lyon. It kept on using on when it seemed to me that nous would have been just as appropriate. Why use one over the other?

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Saul A.A1Kwiziq community member

use of de in negationIn the answer "je n'aime pas les sports" I thought de was used in negation rather than le, la, une, etc. Is this totally incorrect? What are the rules for using de rather than le, la, etc.

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tu aimes le violet? Oui, c'est tres jolie!

If this asking if you like a specific colour. Why is it not "Oui, il est tres jolie!

Another referred to ma coupe - it was Elle est tres ....., WHY elle here?

Thanks

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stephen b.C1Kwiziq community member

I understood that the second and third consecutive verbs were in the infinitive

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plus-que-parfait vs imparfaitWhy is "She had been dreaming" (in the writing exercise) translated with the imparfait "Elle rêvait" instead of the plus-que-parfait "Elle avait rêvé"?

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Pat B.A1Kwiziq community member

avoir raison vs avoir la raisonWhen d you use one vs the other?

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Brenda A.A1Kwiziq community member

Vous avez faim maintenant?

Non, Je n'ai faim pas j'ai soi

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carolyne o.A1Kwiziq community member

Whats indicatif in simple English?

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Pokimon S.Kwiziq community member

Partitif article followed by propername

I have the following sentence

Il biot ------ Coca-cola tous les jours.

Here i need to fill it using partitif article, because Coca-cola is a propername i have to use Il boit de Coca-cola tous les jours?

Is this correct. Please correct me if i am wrong.

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smriti s.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi . Please confirm how to form the negation for passive form in compound tenses

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