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Marie C.C1Kwiziq community member

I’m sorry. After 2 weeks of getting these wrong, I am just not getting this.

In my last test the answer was ‘le jour de Pâques‘. I got it wrong. Now the answer is ‘à la Sainte-Catherine‘. I got it wrong. Next the answer is ‘à Noël’. I got it wrong. Could you put all the rules on one page please, so I can see the pattern? Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

que cette dernière, plus connue How do we know the last part is feminine (“cette dernière/connue”)? Is it because it all refers back to the n.f. étoile? Et bien, Canicula est également le nom donné par les astronomes de l'Antiquité… …à la plus brillante des étoiles fixes, qui appartient à la constellation du Grand Chien. Ils avaient observé que cette dernière, plus connue sous le nom de Sirius, …

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

What is the grammar related to: Ayant passé ...

" Ayant passé une très bonne journée ..." Is this the past form of 'le gérondif'? Oops! Having just posed the question, I think I found the answer in the link in the lesson. So, would it be correct if I said, "Ayant juste posé cette question, j'ai trouvé la réponse." ?

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of "to sail'

In my dictionary, the verb, sail, is translated as "naviguer" or "faire de la voile". The latter, which I used in the first sentence, was accepted. I believe that "faire de la voile" was not accepted in the second sentence nor in the last sentence of this exercise. Is there a distinction that I am missing or is it just a question of the use of variation in this paragraph?

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Debra M.C1Kwiziq community member

Mood and tense

What is the mood and tense of Qui l'eût cru?

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Doubts regarding Weekdays with Le

Are these correct?

1. J'étais née le lundi 26 mars 1983.

2. J'étais née lundi. (I was born on Monday) ...talking about a specific context / specific thing that happened on that day, so no "le" used?

3. La réunion est le mercredi 14 avril à 8h.

4. La réunion est mercredi. (The meeting is on Wednesday) .....talking about a specific context / specific thing that will happen on that day, so no "le" used?

Asked 2 years ago

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David T.C1Kwiziq community member

On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblésOn ne s'était jamais autant ressemblés que ce Noël-là, - ou On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblé que ce Noël-là, ?

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Hyun Jeong P.A2Kwiziq community member

futur proche

I found this sentence in a french textbook for kids.

Moi, je vais au cinéma. Et vous, vous allez vous promenez.

I wonder whether it is just a typo of promener or it means something else other than futur proche.

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Understanding English?

I had trouble understanding the phrasing of two sentences so it was hard to translate.

What does "Favour the water bath" mean?

And in "Add an egg yolk to the chocolate and cream mix" shouldn't it be "chocolate and cream mixture" or "chocolate-cream mixture". It could be me, but I thought cream mix was a demand to beat the batter when I read it, or mix even sounded like a premade mixture like cake mix.

Asked 1 year ago

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Liyunzi C.A2Kwiziq community member

'j'ai bien sûr nommé...'Q: Why do we use passé composé here?

Does the sentence 'Je bien sûr nomme...' also work ?

Asked 2 years ago

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