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Bonjour,
In one of the examples above:
Maintenant que ses parents n'étaient plus là, elle devait s'occuper de sa sœur.
However I'm confused because it states that Devoir with l'imparfait is "was supposed to [do]", however the translation is:
Now that her parents were gone, she had to take care of her sister.
Why is it not:
Now that her parents were gone, she was supposed to take care of her sister.
Merci
could you say 'c'est l'heure de mon rendez-vous'
Why is fut used in the above, rather than était.To the best of my knowledge, we have not been introduced to the Historic?
How do you determine which conjugated form of the verb do you use in sentences such as "Jean et moi sommes allés au cinéma.". It appears the conjugated form of the verb with nous has been used. I cannot understand why this is.
Why does "important" and "magnifique" come before the nouns here? -
Usually the adjectives go after the noun.
1. Dominé par une magnifique abbaye construite en l’honneur de Saint-Michel.
2. C’est un important centre religieux.
tu lis pour te relaxer, you read to relax, why te is used for to and not au?
At the beginning of the second sentence the word "BASTIEN" is in the text, but it is not in the audio. All of the other sentences have the characters' name in both the text & the audio.
What are the positives and negatives of moving to the countryside in French
Which is right and why?
ce sont des trains.
ou
ces sont des trains.
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