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Leah R.A0Kwiziq community member
J'habite à Jacksonville en Florida, U.S.
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Naime G.A2Kwiziq community member
When am i going to use en or le le l' and les
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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
usage of "pire and pis"Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis / Ça va de pire en pire. When to use pire and pis both mean "worse".
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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtemps.This is also a tricky example to comprehend because here arriver is translated as having the same meaning as être. Would it be possible to see a translation of "Martin n'arrive pas depuis longtemps." to compare the difference the tense makes (for clarification) please?
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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is the following a correct way to approach this?Depending on the context, I really struggled to see the distinction between which tense was appropriate to use with "depuis" and the negative. (I'm sure my Kwiziq results reflect that!) I've seen it described that The Present Tense is used when an action was taken in the past and is still the case now, and that Le Passé Composé is used to describe for how long something has not been going on. That is to describe an action that was not taken in the past, and has still not been taken yet. Is this an accurate way to decide which Tense is appropriate to use in negative sentences with depuis?
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Kathryn M.C1Kwiziq community member
how to use ce dont
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Helena I.B2Kwiziq community member
How do you know when to use que/qui instead of ce que/qui
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Ashley A.A1Kwiziq community member
J'habite en Roumanie.
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John M.C1Kwiziq community member
l'imparfait de devoir, pouvoir et vouloir
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Kerensa P.A2Kwiziq community member
Why is it en France, en Espagne, en Italie but AU Japan? S'il vous plait
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