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darwenmint@gmail.com K.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it cold?I've tried a couple of alternative ways to say this other than the stock "Il fait froid". I know they are not listed as alternatives, but are mine correct. 1. Il fait mal, can you say this as "Il fait bon" means it's warm/hot? 2 In my experience most native speakers I have met would usually say "Il ne fait pas chaud", or some highly contracted form.

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

I cannot see the difference between the "imperfect tense" and "avoir l'habitude" eg. [ J'avais l'habitude d'appartenir appartenir ] and [ j'appartenais ]

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Roman M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

problem with haîrLe Robert as well as CLE International recommends î in ALL PERSONS singular and plural: je haîs tu haîs il haît nous haîmes vous haîtes ils haîrent

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Elaine R.A2Kwiziq community member

Pour + infin + pp only is in past tense??From reading the explanation above it explains that you can only use pour + infinitive and pp when the action is in the past or have I misunderstood? In the example given it says : Tu auras une médaille pour avoir sauvé ce pauvre chat. You'll get a medal for saving that poor cat. Would it not be for having saved that poor cat?? Thanks in advance!

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N. H.B2Kwiziq community member

Walking like dancers not Dancing With WolvesWhy when in the questions is the translation for saying the people walk like dancers is it not "vont a pied"? it feels like we are trying the emphasise the method of movement.

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Stevenson G.B2Kwiziq community member

Never at the end?the lesson empathizes that pas encore is never used at the end of a sentence, but there are contradictory examples: On ne travaille pas encore. Thanks for your help

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Paula B.C1Kwiziq community member

devoir imparfaitSo if we use the conditionnel passé to translate 'should have' how do we use devoir in the imparfait?

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devansh ..A2Kwiziq community member

Where are the kwizes

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Nay F.A1Kwiziq community member

using arriver à with a pronoun works how? hey there, how would you use this in a phrase in order to say i managed to produce qqc serait-il j'arrive à produire qqc ? i tried to use it in this phrase and was told it was mal conjugué... the org

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Olof B.A2Kwiziq community member

What has this to do with imparfait?"Et tout là-haut le vent,Qui siffle dans les branches... And all above the wind, Which whistles in the branches..."

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