French language Q&A Forum
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers
15,010 questions • 32,542 answers • 1,024,364 learners
Getting that for you now...
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers
15,010 questions • 32,542 answers • 1,024,364 learners
Test question: How would you say "I haven't been in France for long."?
Per the lesson, Ne...pas + Présent indicatif + depuis longtemps = not long / not for long -> It started a short while ago, and is still ongoing
My answer marked incorrect: Je n'arrive pas en France depuis longtemps.
Correct answer per system: Je ne suis pas arrivé en France depuis longtemps.
According to the lesson,
use of Présent indicatif translates as "not long / not for a long time," whereas
use of Passé composé translates as "not for a long time / not for ages; over and done in the past"
The quiz says: ____ les gars! Thanks for coming guys!
The answer is Merci d'etre venus
This is clearly correct in the usual situation where the guys have come and are being thanked for it.
But suppose that the guys had promised to come and were being thanked in advance for it? The same English sentence would work for that situation, even if it would be more explicit if we said "Thanks for agreeing to come, guys". How would the French look in that case?
ll envoie les fleurs à Sophie
to
ll les lui envoie. Why not
ll lui les envoie
is this totally wrong? Please clarify. Thank you.
Find your French level for FREE
And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it
Find your French level