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Rob L.C1Kwiziq community member

Clarification of grammar guideline from the lessonI don't understand the following guideline given in the lesson: "If the main verb is NOT used with negations, then you CANNOT use the ne explétif." Could you possibly clarify?

Asked 5 years ago

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Re: Doubt in Concordance des Temps

Past of the past - Le Plus-que-parfait

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

J’avais dû en racheter un nouveau après que Patrick avait cassé le mien.

This sentence is an example from a lesson. Here, plus-que-parfait has been used in both the verbs. Though the action of breaking took place first and then came the necessity to buy a new one.

Would you like to explain how these two cases can be both Le plus-que-parfait ? Here, one action precedes the other so can one be in Passé Composé and other in Le Plus-que-Parfait ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why are ses dons jardinière used rather than dons jardiniers in the weekend writing challenge. We are speaking of a woman. But it is not dons de jardinière, so the adjective is modifying masculine dons

Asked 6 years ago

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Cover your head ! Couvrez-vous-la! OR Couvrez-la-vous!

The verb used is “se couvrir” but would ‘la’ precede ‘vous’ ?

Is it that “vous” here is a Reflexive Pronoun ? If so , there is a lesson stating at Kwiziq that reflexive pronouns precede direct object pronouns -

Position of Double Pronouns in French - Reflexive Pronoun + Direct Object Pronoun

I suppose that here vous behaves like an indirect object pronoun. Is this the justification?

Madame, please guide how to figure this out .

Merci encore . Cordialement,

Shrey.

Asked 6 years ago

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Tim F.B1Kwiziq community member

Where does the comptine come from?

Does this originate from France? Is there a melody?

Asked 5 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Isn't en interchangeable with dans?And yet it's a wrong answer.

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the difference between present participate and the gerund?

Asked 5 years ago

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Haloui A.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It is correct?

Je suis algerienne

Asked 6 years ago

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Gary T.B2Kwiziq community member

Not a question, but a comment.

This is how clueless I am. At reading the sentence about the missing ring I wondered at first; "Did he steal a ring from her?" It took this 61 year-old a minute to grasp that he took the ring in order to get her ring-size! (I must admit, I would never have thought of that!) Gary

Asked 5 years ago

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