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Haley N.A0Kwiziq community member

Question about "J'adore"

My french teacher once told me that J'adore was too strong. That you would never say it to someone you know in a romantic way. She said it was so strong in fact that it was kind of stalkery. She said it should be used for inanimate objects or like a celebrity that you're a fan of. Is she correct?

Asked 5 years ago

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ian e.C1Kwiziq community member

Passer la premiere rather than passez la premier

In the fourth line : Why is it not ‘passer la premiere’ because the driving instructor is requesting two things: (veuillez) ‘appuyer doucement’ and ‘passer au premier’

Asked 5 years ago

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Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire de l'excercice

The answer to the following question was question was fasses.

Il faut que ________ l'exercice.You must do the exercise.HINT: ¨tu¨ form
I answered "tu fasses de," and it was incorrect.Why is "faire de l'excecice" incorrect?

Asked 5 years ago

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patricia c.C1Kwiziq community member

is it possible to revisit the audio after answering the question, it would be helpful

Asked 7 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Different sub-headings - is there a reason that I am missing?Expressing cause with "Pour (+avoir) fait" = For doing/having done in French

Expressing cause with "Pour (+être) allé" = For going/having gone in French

I am unsure why «pour avoir (past participle)» is sub-headed 'simple expression' and «pour être (past participle)» is sub-headed "complex expression". Is it because the latter lesson also includes reflexives, or am I missing some other complexity with «être»? The lessons and phrases seem otherwise essentially identical, using avoir or être as required by the verb in infinitif passé form.

Asked 5 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjunctive needed?

Hi, in the first section, why is it “que j’ai réunis” instead of “que j’aie réunis”? I thought that the verb following “que” needed to be in the subjunctive.

Thanks, Brian

Asked 5 years ago

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fiona K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I do not understand how one uses a, and the other au in this lesson

Asked 7 years ago

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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé Compose vs Imparfait

Why is “j’ai toujours eu une passion pour les etoiles” in the passé compose and not in the Imparfait? Does not “toujours” indicate it is an on-going situation and therefore it would be in the imparfait? I still have so much trouble with using these tenses correctly.

Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Chev O.C1Kwiziq community member

Jusqu'à ce que + Subjonctif Passé

I still can't wrap my head around when you use the subjonctif passé instead of the subjonctif présent. Can someone please give me a couple more examples?

Merci :)

Asked 6 years ago

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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sur with a modifier ?Nous ___avons_____ entré l'adresse du site sur internet.

The above sentence was part of a quiz. Does sur not take a modifier? Shouldn't it be sur l'internet?

Asked 6 years ago

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