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My question concerns the imparfait conjugation of the verb 'exister' in the sentence:
Aussi, lorsque j'ai appris qu'il existait un musée qui...
I would like to know if conjugating here in the imparfait (existait) does not imply that the museum used to exist, but no longer does. I am inclined to want to conjugate 'exister' in present tense to get around this problem, yet I know its gramatically incorrect to do so. If someone can help, I would greatly appreciate.
Have a good day all :)
Pourquoi pas : commencé à bavader ou causer?
In the sentence 'I'll call you before leaving' (future) in the quizzes, it seems to be translated in the present tense..' Je t'appelle avant de partir'. Is this a colloquialism ?
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HI,
I am confused with how this is laid out.
Are all ER verbs have a silent e in them/? due to the non pronounced e shcwa?
What makes jouer and crier different from your other examples like manger and parler?
In very formal spoken french would you be required to speak these e's - for example in poetry?
How could we deduce that these were plural, and not " de potentielle répercussion professionnelle" ?
Hi,
Not related specifically to the direct subject of this lesson, but I'm interested in the grammar in the sentence "Vous comparaissez devant le tribunal pour conduite..." I would have used "pour conduire...". Is this covered in a lesson somewhere?
Thanks.
How to say "I will arrive": j'arrive or je va arrive?
en tant que b2/c1, combien du texte est-ce que je suis censé comprendre ? je comprends 90% mais je n'ai pas connu les noms des pays... je devrais les apprendre ?
Is there any difference in meaning between the use of faire and etre contextually? Or, are they freely interchangeable?
I guess my main concern is, is there an example of a time when faire would be chosen over etre and vice versa?
I got this exercise wrong on the qwiz, but I don't see any explanation in the A2 Stress Pronouns lesson on why you would use "elle" rather than "lui." Isn't "lui" supposed to be for either gender?
1________ devez prendre une décision. You and she need to make a decision.
Toi et lui was marked as incorrect, and Toi et elle was marked as the correct answer, but I don't understand why.
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