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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Telling the time.In English we often phrases like " quarter past", "five past" , "five to" by themselves when referring to time. Consider the situation when everyone knows it is about say six o'clock and we are all waiting for the bus or the train to arrive. Someone may ask "When is the next bus?" and someone will informally answer "five past". Everyone knows what this means. Is there an equivalent in French? Or do we have to say it formally " (Il est six heures cinq)

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harriet t.A1Kwiziq community member

Le Passé Composé + depuis longtemps= not long / not for longMaybe I've not understood this bit of the lesson, but shouldn't this say '= not in a long time' instead of '= not for long'?

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Tom K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Followed by" is habitually rendered as "suivi de". Does the "de" always change to "par" in the passive construction? If so, this is worth spelling out in the lesson.

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L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Instead of sens bon I answered Je sens la rose. I thought that was right.....?I expect not!

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johnnie j.A1Kwiziq community member

When to use avec ?Why in the sentence, "On ne doit pas parler la bouche pleine." is avec not used before 'la bouche pleine" ? Is there a rule to guide us on when to use or not use avec ?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé composéIn writing challenge A2 week 64: "Marie was born in Paris and she grew up in the capital". I've read that passé composé is for events in the past with a clear beginning and end. "growing up" seems rather fuzzy, so I went with "..et elle grandissait.." Why is that wrong?

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

samedi vs le samediIsn't the sentence ---c'est le début de Hanoucca a general statement and should take Le samedi?

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harriet t.A1Kwiziq community member

Theresa court dans les champs de bléhahaha- a very useful phrase!

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Ashley D.A0Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! J'habite en Virgine, aux États Unis.

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Think you have left the wors "always FOLLOW the past participle" in here by accident?Just before last example

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