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KN N.Kwiziq community member

la porte s'ouvre

Why s' ouvre? The verb "ouvre" is not a reflexive verb.

Thank you in advance for taking time to answer.

Asked 5 years ago

richa j.C1Kwiziq community member

Usage of dernière (please excuse position of accent)In the recent A2 writing challenge - A lousy date, second sentence is "Take my last adventure". Last here means previous. so as per rule it should come after the noun, "Prenez mon aventure dernière". But the correct answer given in the WC is "Correct answer: Prenez ma dernière aventure : ". Why is derniere used before the noun?

Asked 6 years ago

Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Similar question. Ta télé est bien. télé is a noun, why not say "ta télé est bonne"?

Asked 7 years ago

Gregory S.C1Kwiziq community member

Other types of "Si" clausesI'm looking for further information on the other types of "Si" clauses. L'imparfait+conditionnel is just one type. What about "Si" clauses that are placed in the past--e.g. "If you had studied harder, you would have passed the test". Another type: "If you're able, come visit me."

Asked 6 years ago

Siobhán G.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi all,

Why would one say "il me reste des croissants" when "croissants" is a plural word and "il me reste" is a singular phrase? Is this just an expression?

Asked 4 years ago

Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

Le futur anterieur

I've always been confused by this: "j'aurai du" translates as "I should have" and not as "I will have had to...." but these are not quite the same, I think. "I will have had to catch the 22 bus" suggests that I did catch that particular bus, to achieve whatever, whereas "I should have" suggests that I didn't catch that bus, and perhaps failed in my intention. Similarly for "j'aurai pu" - "I could have" not "I will have been able".

Any advice/explanation appreciated!

Asked 6 years ago

D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

dans vs en vs nothingI'm sorry--I get this distinction wrong on every test. Here are three examples from the explanation page. # 3 J'habite la rue Pasteur I live on Pasteur Road # 6 J'habite rue Pasteur. I live on Pasteur Road. # 15 J'habite dans la rue Pasteur I live on Pasteur Road What is the difference?

Asked 8 years ago

Mary N.A1Kwiziq community member

when do you use tôt rather than en advance?

When do you use tôt and when en advance

Asked 4 years ago

Yvonne P.A0Kwiziq community member

How do I know that this is "his" room and not "her" or "their" room?

Asked 7 years ago

Jeremy, L.B2Kwiziq community member

Is there a lesson on "avoir" in past conditional?

Asked 7 years ago

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