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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"I would buy a house in the contryside"The sentence "I would buy a house in the countryside" is in one of the writing tests. The translation given by kwizbot is: J'achèterai une maison à la campagne which, I believe is incorrect. It ought to be "achèterais", i.e., the conditionel.

Asked 6 years ago

Fred R.A0Kwiziq community member

Is this correct for a female white horse: Le cheval blanc?

Asked 2 years ago

Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Longer ways of saying things are less formalThan shorter ways of saying things? Is that right? Qu’est ce que is more formal than qu’est-ce que c’est que?

Asked 7 years ago

diane b.C1Kwiziq community member

Identify regional gendersHi The rule - use en if feminine and dans le if masculine - is easy to follow. The question is - other than for UK -shires, how on earth do we know if a region or province is masculine or feminine, or falls into the 'au' (rather than 'en' or 'dans le') camp ? More help (or at least examples) please. Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

Sherin M.A1Kwiziq community member

aller is the base conjugation used in future proche right ?

we use aller in future proche

is it the only conjugation used in future proche ?

Asked 6 years ago

David L.B2Kwiziq community member

Does anyone use the passé simple?

I love knowing and being able to use the more arcane aspects of grammar. I wonder, is it of any use learning this tense for dialogue, or is it solely literary in its applications?

Asked 9 years ago

helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Needing to show possession of body partAre these both correct for saying, I wish my hair was thick: "Je me souhaite que les cheveux soient épais" or, " Je souhaite que mes cheveux soient epais?" Can you make basically any verb pronomial by adding reflexis pronouns and then know who's "body part" you're talking about? Thank you!

Asked 7 years ago

L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this incorrectI put Je suis dix minutes en retard i.e. Être plus en, not Avoir plus de. It was marked wrong. .....?

Asked 8 years ago

L H.A0Kwiziq community member

il y a une semaine, j'ai vu un film. Is this the typical way of saying this. In English, we would typically reverse the order-I saw a film a week ago

Asked 6 years ago

Freddi W.A0Kwiziq community member

Asked 8 years ago

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