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David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Le Futur vs l'Imparfait.

In the writing challenge "My post-university plans" the sentence "I've heard that Isabelle is also going to try her luck in Paris." is translated as "J'ai entendu dire qu'Isabelle allait aussi tenter sa chance à Paris."

Why is "allait" used rather than "ira" or "va"?

"allait" seems to be translation for "was going", not "will be going" or "is going", yet the most likely meaning of the sentence is that Isabelle's action will occur in the future.

It seems that the explantion has to do with the fact that the sentence describes something already heard and therefore belongs to the past but the result is not intuitive.

Asked 7 years ago

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柔瑄陳.A1KwizIQ community member

Un oiseau is male?Un oiseau means a bird, so it is a male?

Asked 6 years ago

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Louise U.A1KwizIQ community member

Où habitez-vous?

Asked 8 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 9 years ago

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Rux S.C1KwizIQ community member

Personne vs. Aucun(e) - please explainWhat is the difference between Aucun(e) and Personne. For example, in the test, why do you translate "Nobody spoke" with "Personne n'a parle" but consider incorrect "Aucun n'a parle"?

Asked 10 years ago

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Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Aller vs partir

In 1969, we went to conquer the moon. I wrote on est allés but was marked wrong for not using parti when another lesson used on est allés for “we went” so I’m confused and the lesson is about agreement with on. Doesn’t explain why parti is right and allés is wrong. Also, I don’t get email notifications so don’t see any answers to questions unless I happen to run across it elsewhere. Help! Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Lauren R.A0KwizIQ community member

Is date masculine or feminine?

If we express dates as masculine (le 30 novembre), why do we ask Quelle est la date with feminine articles?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

savoir la réponse ou connaître la réponseIn an earlier quiz the correct answer was Je sais la réponse, but in this multiple choice question they use connaître for all choices. Are both correct?

Asked 9 years ago

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Alan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor