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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Un jeune sauveteur (A2)

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

I wanted to ask a query I came up while attempting this dictée ->

“Par chance, personne n'a été blessé”

Madame, why has the verb “être” been conjugated in Le Passé Composé ? However, Être is a verb of state and generally takes L’Imparfait.

Now, Madame, if a sentence is given -> The film was great.

There are two possibilities-

1. Le film a été merveilleux. 2. Le film était merveilleux.

How to judge whether a Verb of State takes Passé Composé / Imparfait ?

Merci encore Madame pour votre aide.

Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!

Asked 6 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passive voice with simple tenses

Marie était (l'imparfait, être) réveillée (past participle, singular, fem)par les oiseaux tous les matins. Why not use the infinitive rather than past participle? or should it be passe compose?

Asked 4 years ago

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Robert R.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does this lesson even talk about irregular verbs, since the title is "regular verbs"?

This is the first lesson I've run across that is confusing, so that's pretty darn good! There are no examples of third person plural except the irregular one, so a novice has no idea what the third person plural rule is for regular verbs. Please update so make it clear that aient is indeed the ending for regular as well as irregular verbs (maybe by using a regular verb as the example since this page is supposed to be about regular verbs). Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

ans versus années

Looking at these two sentences:

--Tu n'as pas bu d'alcool depuis cinq ans.

-Tu n'es pas allé en Australie depuis quelques années.

Why does one sentence use "ans" and the other use "années?"

Asked 6 years ago

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Pat M.A2Kwiziq community member

Why don't i have access to kwiziq questions after an article

I have been subscribed to Lawless French for many years and appreciate your lessons, and also the Kwizig quizzes at the end of each lesson, but recently where I read "Test yourself on some of the French grammar used in this article" no quiz follows. Can you tell me why??

Asked 3 years ago

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Meesh N.A1Kwiziq community member

Why use on instead of nous?

Why use "on" to say " we" drank, we took etc.

Asked 6 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the futur proche also require le futur after quand and pendant que?

Bonjour,

I think that the Futur Proche follows the rule in this lesson but I could not find any confirming examples. Can someone confirm that the following sentence is correct?

Je vais nettoyer l'appart pendant que tu seras partie.

Thanks,

John

Asked 6 years ago

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