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CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Can you use Ceux sont to mean Ce Sont?
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MaryC1Kwiziq community member
I thought réunir was conjugated as an ´ir’ Verb.if it is conjugated as an ´ir’ verb The shouldn’t the third person plural in the present be réunirent and not réunissent? If it’s nor conjugated as ´ir’ then The explanation for it being irregular is not available. Does that make sens or have I missed something?
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SueC1Kwiziq community member
Why is it ‘ne devrions fumer plus’ when there is a conjugated and an infinitive?
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CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
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GioA2Kwiziq community member
In the test one of the questions is Je ________ si j'avais une voiture.

The answer to the question is Je partirais si j'avais une voiture.

However, my question is about "j'avais une voiture."  Why is it j'avais (imparfait) and not j'ai une voiture, considering that its in the present?  Is this related to the subjunctif? Cause I have a feeling this has to do with the subjunctif :D

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CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
It's like contredire in the present tense.Couldn't help but notice, but lire is a lot like contredire, interdire, predire in the present conjugation. " contredis contredit contredisons contredisez contredisent. " " lis lit lisons lisez lisent. " Maybe this page should mention that as a fun fact, I know it makes remembering how to conjugate different categories of irregular verbs easier when I know that they're conjugated the same way as each other.
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JudyC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Note that to form the Superlative of adverbs, it is similar to the Superlative of adjectives, EXCEPT you only use the definite article le plus / le moNote that to form the Superlative of adverbs, it is similar to the Superlative of adjectives, EXCEPT you only use the definite article le plus / le moins (there is NO agreement with adverbs, as they have NO gender).  But one of the examples uses "au":Je le ferai jeudi au plus tard.
I'll do it on Thursday at the latest.
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OliviaC1Kwiziq community member
Why was the translation of On attend le bus, We wait for the bus and not One waits for the bus?
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StevenC1Kwiziq community member
se marier - simple past or passé composé?In the examples we have "Elle se maria cette année-là." and in the quiz "Je me suis marié ce jour-là". I think the first is the simple past, the second passé composé - but why choose one over the other? Or are they equivalent?
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RobA2Kwiziq community member
speech practiceOn Kwiziq premium is there a dictation / speech recognition module to help with pronunciation etc?
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