I was asked to write "I am 10 minutes late" and I wrote "Je suis dix minutes en retard". I was told that this is incorrect, and the correct answer is "J'ai dix minutes de retard". Don't they both mean the same thing? Was I wrong?

Asked 3 years ago

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Winifred D.C1Kwiziq community member

Link to a lesson on the conditional présent. Conditional présent looks like infinitive + endings for the imperfect, but there seem to be exceptions - e.g. être.

Asked 7 years ago

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Kaiying C.B2Kwiziq community member

"ses parents se sont embrassés"Literally, this sentence could mean 1. His parents kissed themselves; or 2, His parents kissed each other. But I cannot figure out how a person could kiss himself, so the 1st meaning makes no sense to me. So, in a multiple choice I would discard the 1st answer, but apparently I was wrong for not including it. Please explain.

Asked 9 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Etats or États

In the four Texas examples above we have “Etats-Unis”. Should these all be “États-Unis”?

Asked 6 years ago

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