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In French, does à cette époque trigger the passé composé or the imparfait? I can´t remember. I was thinking it would trigger passé composé because, ´at that time', in my mind is a specific time frame. Or, is this triggering imparfait because it´s setting a scene? In this example, it said...'j'étais plein de doutes à cette époque. I´m guessing this is a reoccurring idea around that time.? My initial guess was j'étais because it sounded better in my ear, but I changed it to passé composé due to the à cette époque. Thoughts?
The question is: He'd like you to know he loves you.
The answer given is:
Il voudrait que tu saches qu'il t'aime.
Is the 3rd verb (aimer) in the indicative or subjunctive tense.
Example
We’d like you to know that we love you
Nous voudrions que vous sachiez que nous vous aimons / que nous vous aimions
Salut a tous
Tu ne sais pas qui l'a fait. You don't know who did it.
and
Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe. I don't know what's going on.
We have here QUI as who and QUI as what.
How do I know to use QUI rather than QUE for what
Merci
Is "il est parlé couramment" C1-level French grammar? (La Voix Passive Forming La Voix Passive with simple tenses in French (French Passive Voice))
I understand what it means, but if C1 why is it in an A2 grammar lesson?
Another one of those nuances that I cannot really see any pattern to is when to use the words "soir" or "nuit". "Soir" seems to be used more frequently with the phrase "every night" ("tous les soirs", "chaque soir") but not exclusively. Every now & then I see "tous les nuits" or "chaque nuit" for the same phrase.
Should "nuit" be used only when there is a specific time frame, like when somebody works a night shift or the specific time is given that makes it obvious that the action is taking place "at night", & "soir" be used in a more generic sense?
This is more a comment than a question. I found this to be a difficult exercise. For one thing, the vocabulary is not taught in a typical French class. Words like laptop, headline, online etc are useful to know but not common. Also, there were so many ways to say the same thing. Sometimes the answers included alternate responses, sometimes not. I was taught (and use) "les nouvelles" for the news. I have never seen "les infos" before this exercise.
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