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I note the examples of needing to go shopping use
J’ai besoin d’aller faire les courses. Je dois aller faire les courses.
Another lesson on shopping used faire les courses without a preceding “aller”. Is there a difference in meaning?b.
If On is used to say we as a group with which you're familiar with and are part of, does that mean saying it for other groups or just random groups of people means it becomes "One Or People" ? And do French speakers receive it as so ?
I don't agree with the following tip. I agree with Harton. I am English and was a teacher of English. What you suggest is very formal and rarely used in nowadays in spoken English. I believe that just as it is important to learn French as it is actually spoken, it is also important to learn English as it is actually spoken.
Whereas in English, you will need to use a subject pronoun after than (... than I (do), you (do), he/she (does)...), in French you will once again use the stress pronoun after que (... que moi, toi, lui/elle, nous, vous, eux/elles). You will also never repeat the verb (do/am/have) afterwards:
Can I say 'je suis en train de lire ce livre' if I am reading the book but not actually at that moment?
Je trouve ce sujet difficile a comprendre. Chaque fois j'ai répondu c'est la mauvais réponse. Aimer ou aimer bien, ou aimer beaucoup. Pouvez-vous expliquer. Merci.
I have no recollection of attempting this exercise. Why has it appeared? Thank you.
Bonjour,
The online Collins dictionary gives the translation of 'être inconnu(e) à qn' meaning to be unknown to someone, which I used in the response. The correction provided for 'inconnues de' and this was confirmed by my big Collins Robert dictionary. Could anyone shed some light on the difference between à or de in this context please?
Merci beaucoup :-)
Hi, I just want to echo some of the sentiments and questions expressed below in that I find this lesson insufficient for helping me feel comfortable with the reasons that different verb tenses were used in the examples. Thanks for considering this feedback!
Could someone please direct me to the correction board as per Céline's suggestion below?
I've looked everywhere but can't seem to find it.
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