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I don't want to be pedantic but the sentence "A few months ago, I worked from my house for three weeks. ." the best answer was "Il y a quelques mois, j'ai travaillé de chez moi pendant trois semaines." the final para however reads "Il y a quelques mois, j'ai fait du télétravail pendant trois semaines." (A few months ago, I was teleworking for three weeks.) I realise there are many ways of saying the same thing but this was not given as the best option and seems to be different to the text being translated. It might be time for me to have a break!
Why I was wrong with imparfait?
It seems that they mean the same. Correct me if I am wrong
- Partir + de + a place = leave a place
- Sortir + de + a place = go out of a place
This is, by far, one of the worst written lesson on this site. It's confusing, too long, and the verbiage used to distinguish between the different meanings are not clear. I hate it when I read a lesson and am more confused afterward than before.
Clearly, I am not alone in this opinion!
Tu as une soeur? Aucune!
Can I answer this answer as "Personne"?
Qui est là? - Personne.
In the lecture, you have the following three sentences
Mes amis, merci à tous d'être venus.
Sarah, merci d'être venue.
Paul, merci d'être venu.
In all these three sentences, "Mes amis", "Sarah", and "Paul" are NOT the objects of the verb "venir", so even they are proceeds of the verb, why should the verb venir have to in agreement with "Mes amis", "Sarah", and "Paul"?
Elderly Brit here. I would use the English past perfect in both halves of a sentence like "By the time I had finished eating, he had drunk a whole bottle" - when he’s drunk the bottle, I’ve already finished eating, a completed action.
Without wanting to split hairs, is the concept of the French "le temps que" slightly different to "by the time that" or does it just take (to my mind!) a less logical tense?
Bonjour Kwiziq!!! Je m'appelle Trung et je viens de DongNai au VietNam.
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