I don't understand the passe compose "j'ai toujours adore" to translate "I have always loved sending letters." Seems to me the writer is describing an action from the past continuing into the present. In that case, we should use the imparfait. Using the passe compose indicates the writer completed the action in the past. At one time she enjoyed sending letters but not now. (Sorry for the missing accents. I don't know how to type them on this keyboard.)

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Joanne H.B2KwizIQ community member

Voit-elle qui

I really don't understand why this can't be translated as "Whom does she see?" It was marked wrong yet it seems to be following all the rules. I'm confused and would appreciate an answer.

Asked 7 years ago

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Rene S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

using c'est and ce sont instead of il est, elle est, ils sont

Les tomates... ce sont les dernières.

I am trying to understand why we are using ce sont les...

Is it because of the rule that says "c'est/ce sont" before "un, le, les, and possessive pronouns"?

Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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John B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Running up stairs

Is “courir dans les escaliers “ the expression for to run up the stairs? If so, how do you say to run down the stairs.

Asked 6 years ago

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Helen O.A2KwizIQ community member

'En hiver' vs 'L'hiver'.

This explanation doesn't explain why sometimes one says 'L'hiver' and at other times, 'En hiver', and similar for other seasons. The examples given do not enlighten me much. I have always had trouble with this. At first I thought, oh, you use 'l'hiver' when you are going to say something describing a feature of 'hiver', and 'En hiver' when you want to say something happened during 'hiver', but then the other examples given in context of other seasons etc mostly described activities occurring during the season regardless of the 'en' or 'l'' beginning.

I need it stated explicitly what the rule is, there doesn't appear to be one.

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Shrey R.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Maybe I noticed a small typo

Bonjour Madame Aurélie,

While doing a test named “Conte de fées” I landed up at a mysterious sentence -

Le père était àgé et sortirait rarement de son lit, alors sa fille devait s’occuper du jardin et des animaux.

Here I would like to ask you why a dû was marked incorrect although the English translation specifies ‘so his daughter had to take care of the garden .....’ . I read your lesson which states that one uses Passé Composé for an obligation that was very well met. And here too is the same case.

The link to the test -

https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/tests/take/2581800

Please help me to figure out the correct option.

Merci d’avance !

Bonne journée!

Asked 7 years ago

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Rebecca R.A2KwizIQ community member

Salut!

Asked 7 years ago

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