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Pourquoi "il avait répété dans sa tête" et pas "il avait répété dans la tête"?
I have come across uses of le conditionnel passé avec devoir where the meaning appears to lean more towards “would have” than “should have”. Par exemple “les alertes auraient dû sauver des vies”, by the context of the article could have been interpreted as a praise of the alert system as opposed to criticising the fact that the alert system did not do its job. Alternatively, it could mean criticism of people for not taking notice of the alerts. So, does “ils auraient dû + infinitive” always mean “should have”, or is there some subtle shading of meaning?
This weeks Weekend workout (A Lovely Encounter 31-09-2018) asks for a translation of 'She had just closed her eyes when she heard a little squeal comming from the bushes.'
For the 'when she heard' section I answered: 'quand elle a entendu' but the answer was given as 'quand elle entendit' (passé sample).
Could you please explain why "quand elle a entendu" is incorrect.
Can one use the construction attendre jusqu'à ce que..?
for example if i wanted to say i'm waiting until i am ready, could i say
j'attends jusqu'à ce que je sois prêt
or would I just say
j'attends que je sois prêt.
Merci.
In this example can’t the answer be as-
‘Oui,mais lequel est ton préféré?’
How to judge whether the answer of lesquelles or lequel should be singular or plural ?
Is " Je n'ai dit pas du tout " a valid French expression and would it be an alternative to " Je n'ai rien dit " ?
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