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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Commencer à faire ou commencer de faire

Hi,

There are lists of verbs that take à or de before an infinitive and commencer is on both lists. Can you explain when to use which construction? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Part vs partie?

Quelle est la différence?

Asked 7 years ago

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Héctor V.B1Kwiziq community member

I have a questionAt the beginning of this lesson you said "ATTENTION: it never means to pass (succeed) an exam." But in the kwizzes youre marking it as correct in "Il a passé son examen". I took a screen shot (http://i.imgur.com/gDxj3dx.png). By any chance do you mean He passed his exam (e.g. to the teacher, to the person infront of him)? Its kind of confusing when youre using the same word in different contexts.

Asked 8 years ago

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d. g.A1Kwiziq community member

No liaison between "et" and "une"Why is the "t" in "et" silent when it precedes the vowel sound in "une" in ,"Je connais un homme turc et une femme turque."

Asked 8 years ago

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nim t.A1Kwiziq community member

j'aime ça vs je l'aimea quick question... what's the difference between j'aime ça and je l'aime

Asked 8 years ago

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Dimple C.A1Kwiziq community member

est-ce que je peux écrire j'allais aller?

Asked 9 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

un and autre agree in gender (un/une/autre)

1) It seems 'autre' only agrees in number, as seen in the examples. If there is a situation where there's agreement in gender could you please provide an example?

2) In the example of Maxime being hyperactive, should it be: Elle est hyperactive (F)?

Asked 5 years ago

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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

lundi vs. le lundi

Aurélie le rappellera ________.

For this fill-in question I answered d'ici le lundi (wrong) instead of d'ici lundi. This is surely something I "learned" a long time ago (lundi vs. le lundi) but have forgotten because I haven't used it much. Could you please point me to a lesson where I can refresh my memory?

Thanks very much.

Asked 6 years ago

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Arman V.C1Kwiziq community member

D'Espagne ou De l'EspagneDo these two sentences mean different things, or is one of them incorrect ? 1. Je viens d'Espagne 2. Je viens de l'Espagne To say “the customs of Spain”: 1. Les coutumes d’Espagne 2. Les coutumes de l’Espagne To say “under the influence of Spain”: 1. Sous les influences d’Espagne 2. Sous les influences de l’Espagne.

Asked 8 years ago

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Linda G.A2Kwiziq community member

Please could you explain how you say 1997 please. Thank you.

Asked 9 years ago

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