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Le temps
But
La mi-temps ?
Please confirm
I thought nous comes before il in this case but the quiz says " Oui, il *nous l*'a refusé" is wrong.
One sentence for translation states: Do you think the problem is structural? Of the possible translations: " Pensez-vous que ce soit" and another "Vous pensez que c'est". One is in the subjunctive and the other is in the present. Why use the present in the second?
I see above that bleu canard ´ is translated as ´peacock blue’ Should this not be duck blué´Paon is peacock I thought. Am I wrong?
ceci ou cela Doesn't celui-ci ou celui-la mean the same thing, this or that ?
In the bottom half of the quick lesson it says:
"- the more elegant
Comment se fait-il que ... ?-> Note the use of inverted question form to emphasise the elegant structure."
Did you leave out 'cela' between 'Comment' and 'se fait-il'?
All the examples of the use of "De peur que..." are followed the use of the "ne explitif+ the subjunctive"
"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu n'aies raison" He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you'd be right"
I assume that when "De peur que..." is followed by a possible negative result, the subjunctive is still used:
"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu ne sois pas surpris." He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you wouldn't be surprised.
(Apologies if there is a lesson on the use of "De peur que + the subjunctive", I don't see a link here and I didn't find one listed under lessons.)
As always,
Merci beaucoup,
Hilary
Hello, I was doing the writing exercise, Catherine Ségurane: a local heroine, I came across this sentence:
If you look behind me, on the ancient wall of the city,
I put ancien after mur but the correct answer is:
Si vous regardez derrière moi, sur l'ancien mur de la cité
And no, there was no hint about that. I really don't understand why we use ancien before the noun in that case.
Instead of "Il voulait que je vienne à Pâques" can one say "Il me voulait venir à Pâques"? What's the difference?
Il ne s’occupe jamais de rien
What is the rule that requires either de or à, as seen in the above sentences?
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