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Within the overall subject of this weeks exercises - celebrating the women of France - should this not continue the theme and be "les jeunes sportives".
What is compound tense. They love each other? It is compound tense? And how?
I am still trying to figure out when to use "de" vs du or de la. In the sentence "qui a servi de résidence papal....." Why is it not "de la" as this seems to be a very specific thing and not a general category.
Thanks in advance
If these are indeed interchangeable, why doesn't this lesson just say that? Please be clear, as in the tests it doesn't seem to be the case.
Je ne comprends pas l’utilisation du passé composé dans la première phrase. Elle n'a pas encore fini au travail - en effet, elle dit qu’il fera vingt minutes avant de pouvoir partir - donc, pourquoi n'est-ce pas "J'aurai bientôt fini" plutôt que "J'ai bientôt fini"?
Comment quelque chose qui s’est passé déjà dans le passé peut-il être sur le point de se passer "bientôt" ? À la fin j'ai décidé que j'avais dû mal entendre, et j'ai écrit "Je bientôt finis" - mais non - c'était le passé composé qui a été voulu...et je me gratte la tête !
As an avid English speaker, I struggle with pronunciation when learning French, any recommendations? Royce Bandora, NYC
Tu ________ tard hier soir, Marc.You came back late yesterday evening, Marc.(HINT: Conjugate "rentrer" (to come back) in the compound past (Passé Composé))
Why are we not using revenir which means to come back instead of rentrer which means to re-enter?
How do you know if a word requires avoir or être in passé composé like for eg finir how do we know if it requires avoir or être when you see the word
What are the grammatical terms (names) and usage for DES = DE + LES, on one hand, and DES as a partitif and DES as a normal plural article on the other hand?
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