Hi! Hoping for some clarification about the agreement differences in the two correct translations: "de longs cheveux blondes," and "les cheveux longs et blonds."

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

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Question: What is the best way to say ''He waited for twenty minutes.''?

Correct Answer: Il a attendu pendant vingt minutes.

Wrong Answer: Il attendait pendant vingt minutes.

If the question was "He was waiting for twenty minutes.", would the correct answer then be "Il attendait pendant vingt minutes."?

Asked 8 years ago

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Bonnie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Missing a word here in the English!

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K. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I have the same question about haïr. Why is it wrong? Thanks. K

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect tense vs. Conditional tense of pouvoir

This exercise used the imperfect tense of pouvoir to translate the English word, could. The French also use the conditional tense to translate could. I am sometimes confused as to the correct choice when trying to translate could. I searched the library for pouvoir and found lots of lessons regarding various tenses for pouvoir; however, I found none for the imperfect. I am surmising that the use of the imperfect for pouvoir is appropriate in what I call "if I could-then I would" constructions. The if part would take the imperfect of pouvoir. This is distinctive from a simple condition as in "Could you pass me the salt?", which I believe would use the conditional form of pouvoir. I hope you understand my question. I am simply trying to figure out when to use the imperfect form for pouvoir when trying to translate could. Thanks in advance.

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