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Barbara A.C1Kwiziq community member
Am not understanding when to use passe' simple
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Sandra L.B2Kwiziq community member
I'm sat between Lea and Tim. I've never in the U.S. heard this. We say I am seated between Lea and Tim. or I was seated between them. Not sure what grammar book uses this expression, I am sat. Never heard it. I sat down is used
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Jayne M.C1Kwiziq community member
I just dont get the difference between de...à ..and.de..du...they e both used in between dates?
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M. I.A2Kwiziq community member
Why not passé composé or plus que parfait?OK. Alors j'ai toujours des problems avec l'imparfait. Pourquoi est-ce qu'on ne doit pas utilise le passé composé avec : "Tu parlais de Jean, ce matin." "Ce matin" n'est pas une temps spécifique? L'autre example que me pose des problems c'est "Elle courait quand le bus arriva." Ça n'est pas un example d'une action interrompu? Alors il faudra utiliser le plus que parfait, non?
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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ai-je assez d'argent ? Not why?Inverted form of question. Is it for the purpose of pronunciation?
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AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Graham asked: "Il doit y avoir la lettre s à la terminaison du mot retourné? vous êtes retournés "
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AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Susan suggested a great mnemonic not to mix up être and faire in the passé simple :"faire has an "i," être does not, so the passé simple of faire would have an "i," and the passé simple of être would not. It's a bit simplistic, but it helped me keep the two verbs straight until I didn't have to think about which was which any more."
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Boon Hong T.A1Kwiziq community member
what about cities? J'aime la paris. or J'aime paris
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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pas mal de ...Bonjour, I've heard that one can use "pas mal de ..." to indicate "quite a lot", and I just want to confirm this is correct. For example: "Il y avait pas mal de monde à la fête". Merci ! Kathy
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Stella D.A1Kwiziq community member
Quel age avez vous?
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