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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It's easy to Conjugate - être in Plus -que-parfait

Hi, you say - être in Présent indicatif + [past participle] for Plus-que-Parfait

is it not L'imparfait of être + pas participle?

Merci d'avance

Dragana

Asked 6 years ago

Serian E.A2Kwiziq community member

Is there any meaning change between en/l'?

Asked 6 years ago

Serian E.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between manquer and rater? If I wanted to use the examples above about a train or a concert, what would the difference be for the two verbs? Can I use both or is one wrong? If not, what is the change in meaning?

Asked 6 years ago

Pauline B.B1Kwiziq community member

Is there any reason or sense behind the rule "Note that for all verbs ending in -ER (including aller), the -s is dropped at the end of the tu form."

Asked 6 years ago

Pauline B.B1Kwiziq community member

Note that for all verbs ending in -ER (including aller), the -s is dropped at the end of the tu form.

Asked 6 years ago

Ryan W.A0Kwiziq community member

How do you say “Are you thirsty” and “Are you hungry” Formaly?

Asked 6 years ago

W. M.A2Kwiziq community member

"Jules et Pierre se sont bien amusés le weekend dernier."

What is the purpose of the 'bien' in this sentence?

Wouldn't the meaning be exactly the same if it was omitted?

Asked 6 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est AND Il/Elle est can both be correct in some situations?

In this weeks Weekend Workout 28-09-2018 'Mrs Durand's Menagerie' we are asked to translate:

'Mrs Durand lives in the countryside, its perfect for animals.'

There are two correct answers given for 'its perfect for animals':

C'est parfait pour les animaux! AND Elle est parfaite pour les animaux!

The lesson, however, shows how to choose between the use of C'est and the use of 'Il/Elle est' ... implying that only one of these two options is correct in any given situation.

Could you please explain why both options are correct in this particular instance.

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

Danielle T.C1Kwiziq community member

Reflexive in the future

Hello...for the future with reflexive verbs, can we say - tu vas te faire couper les cheveux, nous allons nous faire faire les ongles etc?

How about:

Tu te feras couper les cheveux...? You are will have your hair cut....? Does that work?

Merci beaucoup!

Asked 6 years ago

Catriona S.C1Kwiziq community member

Why do you not add an s to retourné when you say - vous y êtes retourné?I thought that when you use être the pp always agrees with the subject.

Asked 6 years ago

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