Incorrect English grammar in explanationThe following taken from above lesson is incorrect English grammar using the article "an". It should be "a" past action.
Il a fait froid hier soir. Here, I'm referring to an past action that has a clear timeframe in the past, insisting on it being a single, whole past event.
Here Le Passé Composé is used to express a sudden action that interrupts or "cuts" an ongoing action, a habit or repeated action in L'Imparfait.
Il faisait froid hier soir. Here, I'm stating that it was cold during the night, insisting on the fact that this situation was ongoing then, describing the situation.
It was cold last night.
Il a fait froid hier soir. Here, I'm referring to an past action that has a clear timeframe in the past, insisting on it being a single, whole past event.
It was cold last night.
I used posé in "et j'y ai placé les tranches de pomme" and it says it is wrong. What is the difference between the verbs poser and placer?
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Would it be correct to think of the Future Antérieur as a kind of other way of saying the Conditionnel Futur?
It seems like a conditionnel statement of the future?
On the quiz, I missed this question:
Tu aimes le violet ? Oui, ________ est très joli!
I answered with 'il', because it fits the criteria that we are not talking about something general, but something specifically referred to previously: the color violet. The answer was actually "c'".
Can you explain why?
Is there a special term for "airline food" that captures the reality of how terrible it is?! In U.S. we make jokes about it.
The following taken from above lesson is incorrect English grammar using the article "an". It should be "a" past action.
Il a fait froid hier soir. Here, I'm referring to an past action that has a clear timeframe in the past, insisting on it being a single, whole past event.
Here Le Passé Composé is used to express a sudden action that interrupts or "cuts" an ongoing action, a habit or repeated action in L'Imparfait.
Il faisait froid hier soir. Here, I'm stating that it was cold during the night, insisting on the fact that this situation was ongoing then, describing the situation.
It was cold last night.
Il a fait froid hier soir. Here, I'm referring to an past action that has a clear timeframe in the past, insisting on it being a single, whole past event.
It was cold last night.
The question was:
Je décris les gens et je ________ parfaitement.
I describe people and I describe you perfectly.
Since the English "you" could be translated as either "tu" or "vous", the following two answers should be correct:
te décris
vous décrivez
I wrote the second one but was marked as incorrect.
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