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Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Terminology of tensesI am not a native speaker of English and the terms I learnt for verb tenses in the past are "Present Perfect", "Past Tense" and "Past Perfect" (plus the continuous equivalents). Now you say "in English we use the Simple Past followed by the Imperfect" and I wonder what these verb forms are meant to be, especially since in your example "He played football when he was small" both verbs (to play and to be) seem to stand in the same tense, namely the one I was taught to call "Past Tense".

Asked 8 years ago

Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why apostrophise?I am aware of the general confusion between "des" the indefinite plural article and "des"="de"+"les" the combination of the "de" with the definite plural article. However, normally neither of them gets apostrophised. Whence the exception here?

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Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

Query right answersIsn't "J’arriverai dans cinq minutes" also a correct answer here?

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Mphoentle D.A1Kwiziq community member

tu t'habilleswhy is this partially correct when it is the present form??

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Daniela C.A2Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Sao Paulo en Brazil

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Jamee R.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite a West Orange dans New Jersey aux Etats-Unis.I don't know how to add accents on my computer. Please help me with that, if you can. Merci beaucoup!

Asked 8 years ago

Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

Why can't stress pronouns be used in the singular?

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John I.B2Kwiziq community member

vous êtes assis??Hi - the example "Le canapé dans lequel / où vous êtes assis m'a coûté une fortune", the translation has me a bit confused (where you're sitting = vous êtes assis). My mind wants to make "where you're sitting" the present tense - ie: vous (vous) asseyez. However if the passé composé is correct, my brain wants to either write vous vous êtes assis, or vous avez assis?? Thanks in advance..

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Jamee R.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens de West Orange a New Jersey aux Etats-Unis

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Luong N.B1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Coree du Sud

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