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Mukta K.B1Kwiziq community member

Can't we use "nous" instead of "on"? How to figure out when to use "nous" and when to use "on"

Asked 4 years ago

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Very interesting article, but just to let you know, there’s no audio even though it’s in the listening section.

Asked 5 years ago

J. R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the past perfect used, rather than the passé composé? Bonjour! These writing exercises are absolutely fantastic resources that I'm enjoying very much. A little question, however: I'm also going to raise (or re-raise) Meryl's question about why the French past perfect is used, rather than the passé composé, to translate what looks like the past simple in English. I've never knowingly come across this usage before, but I've seen it now in a couple of these writing exercises and wonder if I have overlooked something. Perhaps it's a matter of perspective -- perhaps this is an extract from a longer passage where the writer has just been writing about the past, and then for these first few lines, goes back further into the past? (Though strictly speaking, you'd mirror that with "had rented" and "had travelled" in English.) The last line of the text does actually use the passé composé. Many thanks!

A few years back, when I still lived in Brittany, my cousin Sarah and I rented a camper [US: RV] and for two weeks, we travelled up and down the west coast of France. ... During that trip, we also learned how to change a tire...
Il y a quelques années, quand je vivais encore en Bretagne, ma cousine Sarah et moi avions loué un camping-car et pendant deux semaines, nous avions voyagé partout sur la côte atlantique française. .... Pendant ce voyage, nous avons aussi appris à changer une roue...

Asked 3 years ago

Catherine R.C1Kwiziq community member

Closest to I don't mind or I don't care?

In English there's a slight difference in meaning between I don't mind, which is a neutral expression of indifference and I don't care, which is a more negative expression. Which of these is Ça m'est égal closest to?

Asked 6 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Instead of "Combien de temps ça vous prendre" can one use en avoir pour combien de temps? I had "Vous en aurez pour combien de temps"?

Asked 7 years ago

Diego M.C1Kwiziq community member

Les décorations ________ tu as achetées sont très belles.

Hey, in this question I understand why the answer is "que," but why is "achetées" matching "les décorations" if it's preceded by "avoir" instead of "être"?

Asked 4 years ago

Stephen B.B2Kwiziq community member

Gentil - mais pas sympa?

Is « un chat sympa » not a good translation?

Asked 3 years ago

Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

jusqu’au jour où Jean Valjean s’enfuirait avec moiI think that it may be a bit long winded but could I have said “jusqu’à ce que le jour où Jean Valjean s’enfuie avec moi ?

Asked 6 years ago

Ash D.C1Kwiziq community member

I have a question about when subjects are going somewhere. Sometimes we use "à____". why is this different?

"on naviguerait jusqu'en Martinique "

Why jusqu'en?

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

Thalia C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"...parce que rien ne m'était familier."

Could you please explain the reason for the inversion of the negative "ne...rien" in this sentence? Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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