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Sagar J.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this reflexive verb conjugated in passé composé ?The quiz question about translating "When I was young, people dressed differently" is answered as: "Quand j'étais jeune, les gens s'habillaient différemment."

But I thought the reflexive participle only changes to reflect quantity and gender as in these examples:

Il s'est levé.
Je me suis amusée. (When the speaker is female)
Elle s'est lavée.

Why is "se habille" conjugated into "s'habillaient" in the quiz question above? Shouldn't it be:

"Quand j'étais jeune, les gens se sont habillés différemment"?

Asked 6 years ago

Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nettoie vs nettoyeNettoye the lesson gives Nettoye as the alternate spelling of nettoie but the quiz doesn't follow your lesson...I tried it just to see if it would be accepted...surely it should be marked "correct"

Asked 6 years ago

Sophia A.A1Kwiziq community member

So i just took the little quiz in the end and I got one wrong because I checked an option that included 'we'. How do you know whether it is plural or singular besides looking at the verb ending or the article? Thank you so much!

Asked 6 years ago

David K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Where "on" refers to " we" as a specific group of people, should it not be "verrons" rather than "Verra"

Asked 6 years ago

Martin M.A0Kwiziq community member

Bon Jour !! I saw this sentence in your examples: Alice s'est maquillée. (Alice put her make-up on.) I don' t see the verb mettre (to put) ??

Asked 6 years ago

Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How about allowing the women to answer properly with "restée" ?

"Restée" is the correct past participle for a female, right?

You could program to accept both male and female answers, perhaps.

Women and girls need to get in the habit of using the feminine.

Yeah, yeah, I know that genderless is coming down the pike, but for now it is incontrovesial that women use feminite forms in French. How elegant it would be if I could write, "Je suis restée."

Asked 6 years ago

Tom K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Colloquial vs formal

The lesson states " either de or pour is colloquial with abstract nouns (votre compréhension, patience, gentillesse...), with merci de being a bit more elegant.

I don't get the sense of this statement.

If both are colloquial then what is the formal way of expressing " Thank you for your understanding".

Asked 6 years ago

William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Se rappeler avec ou sans “de” ou “des”For a question on the topic of rappeler and souvenir the use of “de” is tested. I gave the response " Vous vous rappelez Îles Cyclades" and did not use rappelez “des” but this was marked incorrect. All discussion communicates that "de" is not needed or is optional after "rappeler" except for stressed pronoun. This is in contrast to requiring “de” after se souvenir. I am trying to understand why "des" is needed in this situation.

Asked 6 years ago

Linda A.A0Kwiziq community member

But lui is male ?? Should it not be her??

Asked 6 years ago

Robert S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So is this test question response: "Malgré la fumée, il commença à mieux respirer." a time when we should use passé simple when saying something?

Asked 6 years ago

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