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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the following a correct way to approach this?Depending on the context, I really struggled to see the distinction between which tense was appropriate to use with "depuis" and the negative. (I'm sure my Kwiziq results reflect that!) I've seen it described that The Present Tense is used when an action was taken in the past and is still the case now, and that Le Passé Composé is used to describe for how long something has not been going on. That is to describe an action that was not taken in the past, and has still not been taken yet. Is this an accurate way to decide which Tense is appropriate to use in negative sentences with depuis?

Asked 10 years ago

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Cem K.A0Kwiziq community member

countable / uncoutable nouns

is there any other example for both countable and uncountable nouns?

chocolate / chocalates

Asked 4 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je ne sens plus mes jambesHello, in the writing test for A2 Week 35 'Je ne sens plus mes jambes' is given as the answer for a translation of 'I can't feel my legs anymore.' Since in this sentence 'jambes' are the object, this left me a bit confused. ~Could you help please?

Asked 9 years ago

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Mael G.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Taïwan=D

Asked 10 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

il fautIs there a lesson on the conjugation of il faut for compound tenses especially the future proche & perfect and Le Passé Proche. I have read 'Il Faut : Expressing Necessity And Obligation" but need something a bit deeper. The conjegations of falloir I find online only do the Passé Composé. I know its just the ' il' conjugation of falloir but I thought a lesson might help it sink in.

Asked 8 years ago

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can pire be used in the feminine form, e.g. Marie est la pire?

Asked 7 years ago

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Emilia D.A2Kwiziq community member

ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents

Asked 6 years ago

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Sally T.C1Kwiziq community member

Alors que et le subjonctif

Faut-il qu’on utilise le subjonctif après « alors que »?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If d'ici une heure can mean within an hour or by 1:00, how can one know which meaning to take from it?

Asked 8 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it le tiers monde rather than le troisième monde since tiers is normally a fraction?

Asked 7 years ago

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