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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"For lying" and "for having lied"?I guess this is more of an English question. What is the difference between "for lying" and "for having lied"?

Asked 8 years ago

Ben W.Kwiziq community member

What about in addresses?Danemark or Le Danemark on the envelope?

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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

position of 2 adjectives describing same nounSentence: I have three pretty (noun): Do I write both French adjectives together, before the noun, please? One is a number (trois) and the other is about beauty (jolis/jolies)= BANGS rule, which ordinarily means that each of these adjectives goes before the noun when on their own; but do they still go before the noun when there are two adjectives, please? J'ai trois jolis fleurs: correct? incorrect? Cheryl

Asked 8 years ago

Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

ta vs tonJ'aime bien ta voiture Puis-je emprunter ton vélo? When do we use 'ta' and when do we use 'ton'

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M. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé antérieur and participleI'm having no luck translating the form, 'il eut heu'. I've run across it (or variations) three times now. It looks like a verb in the passé antérieur but none of the language reference tools I've checked recognise the participle 'heu'. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement unclear"parler des vacances", but "parler des enfants" for example). Is the statement missing a ´Not'?

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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why was "sa" used here? It is the only example of "sa".Il faut toujours avoir sa carte sur soi.
One must always have one's map on them.
You must always have your map on you.

Asked 8 years ago

Mary W.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous mangez de la viande ? - Non, nous ne mangeons jamais de viande. - No, I never eat meat.Why have you used "nous ne mangeons jamais" for first person singular?

Asked 8 years ago

Judy M.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is Lui used in the following sentence? I don't understand the use of lui rather than il in this sentence. Paul est mon meilleur ami. Lui, seul comprend mes problèmes.

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Don P.C1Kwiziq community member

Aren't some of the answers to question 1 ambiguous with regard to their correctness? I understand that "Vous pouvez prendre tout ce qu'est sur la table" is the answer to question 1 because it should be using "ce qui" instead of "ce que." But aren't the other questions which use "tout" also possibly incorrect. For example, in "Tout ce qu'il fait m'agace," wouldn't this be incorrect if "tout" was being used as a noun instead of a pronoun? In such case, the "ce" should be dropped to be correct.

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