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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il ________ descendu le drapeauI ran into this prompt on the quiz "Il ________ descendu le drapeau, car la reine avait quitté le palais." The correct answer is "il a descendu." Why is it "a" and not "avait"? I feel this is more of an English question than a french question. We have "la reine avait quitté." So shouldn't it be "il AVAIT descendu"? When should we use avait and avait for both clauses?

Asked 7 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If d'ici une heure can mean within an hour or by 1:00, how can one know which meaning to take from it?

Asked 7 years ago

Stanley R.A2Kwiziq community member

j'habite a philadelphia

Asked 8 years ago

maria g.B2Kwiziq community member

gender of the word "centre"

I am not sure what gender is "centre"?

Asked 5 years ago

Mary N.A1Kwiziq community member

when do you use tôt rather than en advance?

When do you use tôt and when en advance

Asked 5 years ago

Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it acceptable to use en for moto also ?... Nous allons au travail en moto ?

Asked 7 years ago

L. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aussi bien queIf possible, could a French example be added for the proper use of "aussi bien que" when comparing abilities (mentioned in the notes for ainsi que lesson)? Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago

Lance M.A1Kwiziq community member

practice in listening and readingWhere can I find longer texts - both written and oral - for practicing my 'continuous' comprehension with cohesive text? Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

[email protected] K.C1Kwiziq community member

I like my car. I like theirs too.This is a question of when does something become plural. In the question of how do we translate "I like my car. I like theirs too." or "J'aime ma voiture. J'aime ________ aussi." My car is definitely singular, however, why is the answer "la leur" when we are talking about comparing more than one car, maybe. The sentence alone doesn't say how many are in "THEIR" group, we could be talking about a couple, or a much larger group, it's not clear in the context.

Asked 7 years ago

Sharon R.A1Kwiziq community member

Please just an aside questionJust an aside since i am still learning ,why " Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle " and not ....."je ferai les vaisselle"?

Asked 7 years ago

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