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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So basically French doesn't have " could have, " it has, " have been capable of. "With " pu " being the one translated to " been capable of. " I think this should be in the lesson, to make this easier to understand.

Asked 7 years ago

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Susan C.C1Kwiziq community member

Is the Present Perfect the same as the Futur Antérieur?

Asked 7 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elles (les chauve-souris) ne volent que la nuitI look for a proposition like à or dans la nuit. Have you any general tips on why and where french does not need a preposition in cases like this?

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of 'tous'

I thought 'tous' was pronounced 'too' unless it was used as a pronoun meaning 'all (of us/them)'.

But in the example:

Je veux que vous ayez tous votre exam.

'tous' is pronounced 'Toos'.

Is this correct? If so, why?

Asked 6 years ago

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Christopher P.C1Kwiziq community member

My question is with the future and the pronunciation of the

Asked 8 years ago

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Peter T.A0Kwiziq community member

struggling to type French charachers, any suggestions

Asked 9 years ago

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Jeanne P.A2Kwiziq community member

aimer bien/aimer beaucoup

I'm a French teacher of 30+ years. There isn't a huge difference between j'aime bien and j'aime beaucoup, but the textbooks teach that aimer bien = to really like and aimer beaucoup = to like a lot.

Asked 4 years ago

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Jeremy, L.B2Kwiziq community member

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

Asked 8 years ago

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No agreement with être?In one of the quiz questions I see ´Vous êtes entré' . Why does the participle passe not agree with the plural pronouns ´Vous'?

Asked 8 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

quand vs après queFor this translation: We will call you when we've taken the train, The correct answer used quand but I used après que. This was marked wrong. Aren't these two interchangeable?

Asked 8 years ago

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