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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

Clarifying using depuis in the negativeDoes 'nous ne sommes pas là depuis longtemps' mean 'we have been here, but not for long', or 'we have been absent for a long time'?

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partir vs quitterI'm a bit unsure about the difference between these two. If you leave the job then it's quitter, but if you leave Paris, perhaps for good but perhaps not are both possible?

Asked 8 years ago

Malcolm T.A2Kwiziq community member

How can they be the same word? Is soit 'to be'?

Asked 9 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vous_____ me le direIn the test for the above, the translation reads as 'You shouldn't have told me'. Shouldn't the translation have been ' You shouldn't have told me that'? I am trying to see where the 'le' fits in the translation given.

Asked 8 years ago

Dennis S.C1Kwiziq community member

Avoir confiance en vs. Faire confiance àJ'ai écrit: "J'ai confiance en mon frère" (au lieu de "Je fais confiance à mon frère) sur un quiz et cette réponse était marqué comme incorrect. J'ai pensé que "avoir confiance en" est égal à "faire confiance à"? C'est vrai ou non? Regardez: https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/trust

Merci!!!

Dennis

Asked 5 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Puisque /parce queIn writing challenge A2 week 49 (?late March 2017) it says: - They're very expensive, these phones! - Yes, granny but it's because you can go on the internet --> Oui, mamie. mais c'est parce qu'on peut aller sur internet. Since mamie already knows the phones are expensive, shouldn't it be "puisqu'on peut" ?

Asked 8 years ago

Nev D.B2Kwiziq community member

"I only have a book" vs "I only have one book"Hi, I'm wondering about the difference between "I only have a book" and "I only have one book", which mean distinct things. It seemed to me that "Je n'ai qu'un livre" would be the former when I encountered it first. Is there anything that would differentiate the two English sentences? (No biggie, just wondering.)

Asked 7 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"right past tense"It was asked in a question to use "faire" in right past tense. When it was left unanswered, it was suggested to use imperfect tense as per 'quick lesson'. Does "right past tense" mean "imperfect tense"? This terminology was not used in the earlier lessons on imperfect tense. Please clarify.

Asked 8 years ago

Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Liaison between the auxiliary and the past participle?Is there no liaison in "nous aurions été déçus" between aurions and été? I didn't hear it in the recording.

Asked 8 years ago

Nikita T.A1Kwiziq community member

Aren't we using Present Perfect Continuous here, and not just Present Perfect?We should have been using Present Perfect Continuous when describing actions continuing in present since some undefined time in the past, shouldn't we?

Asked 7 years ago

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