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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronounce final "s" in exprès or not

It could be due to my own hearing problems but I think I hear the final "s" on exprès pronounced in some examples and others not. Would you please clarify, is final "s" pronounced or not? thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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Adelaida L.C1Kwiziq community member

Negation conjugated verb + infinitive with object pronouns?

Hi. Could you please send examples of negation with object pronouns and conjugated verb + infinitive? So for example are these sentences wrong:

Je ne veux pas les y retrouver?

On ne peut pas y en acheter? On ne peut pas y acheter plus?

Asked 6 years ago

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priyanka r.A1Kwiziq community member

Why do we use à in these sentences: Choisissez un Cadeau à chacun d’entre eux selon leurs goûts and on a le droit à un gateau chacun

Asked 4 years ago

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Nele W.B2Kwiziq community member

conjugation in passé composé"Les pommes ? Anne les a toutes mangées."

Why do you say mangées and not mangé, since it's "Anne a mangé"?

Thanks in advance:)

Asked 3 years ago

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Jilly C.C1Kwiziq community member

Can I say ‘Je suis en train de lire ce livre' if the

Asked 3 years ago

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Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The thing that threw me was/ Le truc qui m'a...

Bonjour !

Can I use "Ce qui m'a..." instead of "le truc qui m'a..."?

Asked 5 years ago

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Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member

does "y" *HAVE* to replace a noun following "à"Je réponds à la lettre. Tu ________ réponds aussi.

I used "la" rather than "y," but that was considered wrong. How do I know when to use which?

Asked 3 years ago

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Derek B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Requested example demonstrative of liking something with aimer

Hi there,

I realize the rule is stated towards the beginning of the lesson, but I think an example would be very useful there, contrasting the use of aimer qqch meaning to love something with aimer qqch meaning to like something.

Elle aime sa nouvelle veste -- she loves her new jacket

Il aime son nouveau manteau -- he likes his new coat

As a side note, I really appreciate the distinction of change in meaning when the construction is interrogative :)

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Which one is correct?

Le soir, la ville se réveillée.

Le soir, la ville se réveillait.

This is in the context of a visit to this city, which came alive in the evening. Until then the shops were closed and the streets empty. The text book answer was NOT in the imparfait. What is the rationale applied here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using "en" with the verb "retourner?"

I have seen that the verb retourner is used with "Y

Nous y retournons demain.

We go back there tomorrow

"Il n'a pas pu retourner de la guerre.

He couldn't return from the war.

Can I say

il n'en a pas pu retourner

He couldn't return from there

Does it work like that?

Asked 5 years ago

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