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Question on "would" from a past perspective

I am wondering how to form a statement using would (le conditionnel?) from a past perspective. As in "I spent a lot of time deciding what I would eat for lunch today". Could someone tell me if the below is correct? Apologies for the spelling/accent errors as I am typing on a computer where i don't know how to type those, but i've tried to approximate the critical ones below.

j'ai passe' beaucoup de temps `a decider quoi je mangerais pour dejeuner aujourd'hui.

Or

maybe i should say "quoi j'allais manger pour..."?

Merci d'avance.

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Stephen W.C1KwizIQ community member

Vous êtes censés ________ sur le trottoir. You're supposed to walk on the sidewalk.. You're supposed to walk on the sidewalk.You are supposed to walk (ones/yourself) on the side walk. Why is the use of "se promener" incorrect? ie. Vous êtes censés te promene sur le trottoir.

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Hilary S.B2KwizIQ community member

Comment refaire les questionsBonjour- je voudrais refaire les deux questions? J'ai cliqué sur le mauvais bouton, donc je n'ai pas pu les finir la. Merci

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Ulfat M.A2KwizIQ community member

here is the question:What does "Ils auront été heureux ensemble." mean?They will have been happy together.They would have been happy together.They will be happy together.They would be happy together.

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Ulfat M.A2KwizIQ community member

My remark is about one of the questions I just answered. Its english translation "They will have been happy together!" sound weird in English.

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Andrea C.A1KwizIQ community member

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Karen G.B1KwizIQ community member

Why is the imperfect wrong here? We don't know from the English whether it was a one off or a repeated actionMarc ne jouait qu'au foot

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Oluwafunmilayo O.A0KwizIQ community member

All the present tenses od allez

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Mohit M.B2KwizIQ community member

The pronunciation of "plus" in de plus en plus in the last example (J'ai de plus en plus de mal à me concentrer.) has 's' in both the plusIs this correct? Because in all other examples only the plus has 's' prononuced as it is followed by vowel 'e'.

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