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Can you tell me which is the correct translation in this case and why?
I find it hard to decide which category it comes in.
It is logical that you have gone first.
1. Il est logique que vous soyez passée la première
2. C'est logique que vous soyez passée la première
In filling in the blank for Bob __ par la reveil tous les jours (Bob was awaken by the alarm every day), I typed "a été réveillé par" instead of "était réveillé". Could you help me understand why the imparfait was incorrect? Thanks!
Greg
une boîte aux lettres / une boîte à lettres -> Letter box, Postbox.
It may be worth addding this to the notes as an exception to these rules. I believe it is used in singular and in the plural ?
Hi there;
Can I spell out my difficulty with this?
The three sample sentences are (and I've re-ordered the clauses on one to make my point clear):
Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes.
Depuis que vous nous l'avez dit, nous le savons.
Depuis que je t'ai rencontré, ma vie a complètement changé.
In the first two examples, the second clause of each is in the present tense; why not in the third example?
Best wishes,
Hugh
Is there only one correct choice for each sitaution or might different speakers view the situation differently and make different choices?
I find that I often get this sort of exercises wrong (for example in the "Un ville magique" test where I got 13/15 on my first attempt) but on looking again at the text and rereading the lessons I cannot convince myself that the alternative choice was better.
For example:
1. "L'endroit qui m'a enchanté au-dessus de tout, c'était le chateau de l'imperatrice Sissi". I had wrongly answered "m'enchantait" since Magalie being enchanted seems to me to be an ongoing state, not having a beginning and end.
2. "Je ne voulait pas plus repartir". I had wrongly answered "n'ai plus voulu" since the state of not wanting to leave would have ended when she actually did leave.
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