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Diego B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
J'ai besoin d'aller faire les courses

There are a couple of examples where it says "aller faire les ...". Is this really needed, or at least natural in French? Would it make a difference to say "Je dois faire les courses", or "J'ai besoin de faire les courses"?

Asked 6 years ago
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D. K.A2KwizIQ community member
Les garçons ont passé leur examen et tous l'ont eu.isn't it the other way around? Les garçons ont eu leur examen et tous l'ont passé.
Asked 8 years ago
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Carolyn H.C1KwizIQ community member
Perfect infinitive vs Après queDoes the sentence "Après qu'il a quitté la soirée, Eric est rentré chez lui" mean the same as "Après avoir quitté la soirée, Eric est rentré chez lui." Is using "après que" an easier way to say the same thing?
Asked 9 years ago
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Aaron B.C1KwizIQ community member
Prépositions pour les provinces canadiennesLe gouvernement québécois a publié cette article détaillant l'usage des prépositions avec les provinces canadiennes. Just pour compliquer ce sujet dont les règles sont déjà difficiles à décrire, la plupart s'utilise avec les prépositions correspondants à ceux utilisés pour les pays (ex. « au Manitoba »au lieu de « dans le Manitoba »). C'est probablement un détail trop petit pour ajouter comme règle sur cette page, mais j'ai pensé que ça vaut la peine de le mentionner dans les commentaires pour ceux qui voyagent au Canada :)

https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/clefsfp/index-fra.html?lang=fra&lettr=indx_catlog_p&page=9mJ_RuX2vjuk.html
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 9 years ago
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Larry M.C1KwizIQ community member
If I show green on the A2 confidence level does that mean I am now a B1?
Asked 10 years ago
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Robert C.A2KwizIQ community member
Do adjectives always come in front of the noun they describe? Peut on dire "La France est un pays merveilleux?"
Asked 8 years ago
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Drew B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
se faire goûter?

What's a good definition for "se faire goûter"?

Asked 6 years ago
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Terri R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Under the 'Special Cases' section, ne pas sentir or ne sentir pas?Under the 'Special Cases' section, one of the fixed expressions says '-ne pas sentir la rose...', but the examples have the ne ... pas surrounding sentir. Is there a time when it would be 'ne pas sentir ...', or is the expression written that way to show that it is literally 'to not smell'? Thank you for the clarification. Terri
Asked 8 years ago
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richa j.C1KwizIQ community member
Why "Mon père est dans le prison." incorrect?
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