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Mary M.A2Kwiziq community member

Passé Composé. - what does Conversational past mean?

Asked 7 years ago

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Près and Proche

I have not seen this one addressed elsewhere, so I will post it and see if there is any advice. In all the exercises so far, "près de" is used. I am in Quebec and have been using "proche de", which seems to be commonly used.

So - the question: is there some subtle differences in the use of "près" or "proche" which I should learn?

Asked 3 years ago

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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member

s'améliorer vs améliorer

"We improved rapidly" why is this "nous nous sommes rapidement améliorés" instead of "nous avons rapidement amélioré"? I have no idea when to make a verb reflexive!

Asked 3 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quelle est la différence entre un lecteur et un liseur

Merci en avance !

Asked 6 years ago

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Alexandra M.B2Kwiziq community member

Write "I'm walking my dog": Je ________ mon chien.I thought that the answer for this gap is promené, but it’s actually promène. Is it promène because of the word ‘am’ in I’m ? Would it be promené if the sentence was ‘I walk my dog’ ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member

Could you use a subjunctive if one said, 'Je ne sais pas si ....'

Guessing that 'Je ne sais pas si ...' is acceptable ? If so, does the same rule apply to use a subjunctive as you would when 'Je ne sais pas que ...' is used ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Laurie B.C1Kwiziq community member

Since je devrais and je devrai are pronounced the same, how do you know which one is being used when you hear it?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can one say plus proche de quelqu'un as well as plus près?

Asked 6 years ago

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