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syed abdul b.A0Kwiziq community member

vous avez or vous étes?

Could you briefly tell me when to use vous avez and vous étes since both mean "you are"?

or can we use either of them is any case?

Asked 4 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do we express "to make someone late?"The Week One B2 writing challenge used "mettre" rather than "faire" to say when something (a taxi) made me late ("m'a mis en retard"). Is there a lesson with some examples on using mettre? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Olu A.A1Kwiziq community member

For example with the verb manger. Je mange une pomme, Does it become "je ne mange pas *une* pomme or *de* pomme?

Asked 6 years ago

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Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

Is it ' je regarde à la télévision.' For 'I watch television.'

Asked 7 years ago

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E. S.B2Kwiziq community member

Bonjour, Is it Remercier à qqn or Remercier qqn?

Asked 5 years ago

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Gayle P.C1Kwiziq community member

How about aider? Would one say Aidez-lui or Aidez-le? I've seen it both ways.

Asked 7 years ago

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Leah R.A0Kwiziq community member

Quel âge avez-vou?

Asked 8 years ago

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Clif S.B1Kwiziq community member

'Ils ont été' In the example above this example seems a little misleading. Stated by itself, it seems as though it would be imparfait because it sounds to me that it could be describing a state of being in the past. Correct? In order to be passé composé wouldn't it have to describe an action with a clear ending? (after he canceled on them they were disappointed) ?

Asked 8 years ago

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D g.B1Kwiziq community member

Quelques-uns/unesI don''t see the use of these pronouns but have come across them elsewhere. Do they serve as indefinite pronouns? In which contexts might they be used? Perhaps a lesson on these?

Asked 8 years ago

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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Should we say "Je lui pense" instead of "Je pense à elle"?

Asked 7 years ago

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