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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Choosing a tenseI am wondering about the once upon a time a king lived in a castle. Can this be more than one tense. If it is a story concerning a king who lived in the castle, then it is imperfect. What if it is about kings in general once upon a time a king lived in a castle, now he lives in a council house. Does the tense still have to be imperfect, or could it be that that situation is completely changed and it could be past historic. A bit confused.

Asked 9 years ago

Pauline S.A1Kwiziq community member

Were or Are?"Au cas où vous vous demanderiez où elle est, elle est allée au marché." Sorry if this sounds a silly question, but does the above translate... in case you are wondering or were wondering?

Asked 9 years ago

Julie E.C1Kwiziq community member

How do you choose when to use devoir instead of il faut?

Asked 9 years ago

Radhika S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

what about passer for giving an exam/sitting for exams- je passe mes examens

Asked 9 years ago

kristin g.C1Kwiziq community member

is the audio for :Vous faites tous vos devoirs? correct?On ne prononce pas le "s" in le mot"tous" , n'est pas?

Asked 9 years ago

Claudia D.B2Kwiziq community member

How do I say I want nothing.

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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Des pommes ?Hi there, another question from me about articles. In the example above, "J'aime seulement les pommes", does this not refer to "the apples" versus apples in general. I thought one would use "des pommes" in this case. Merci, Kathy

Asked 9 years ago

Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Singapour

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Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member

Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?

Asked 9 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

A. asked: Can nationalities be capitalised in French or do they take lower cases?How to use nationalities as 'proper nouns' and as an 'adjectives'.

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