I thought I was fairly au fait with this, but this particular exercise has completely tangled me up. Why is it passé composé for "he continued to work"? Surely this is kind of ipso facto a "continuing activity in the past" so I don't get the rationale for it being passé composé. Similarly, surely he was writing beautiful lyrics throughout his career - a continuing activity in the past. So again, why the passé composé and not the imparfait? I'm mind-bogglingly confused here!

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Elaine R.B1KwizIQ community member

Use of "se tenir debut"

Please could someone explain the use of "se tenir debut" to mean "stood" in the first example?

Thanks

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Saul A.A1KwizIQ community member

use of de in negationIn the answer "je n'aime pas les sports" I thought de was used in negation rather than le, la, une, etc. Is this totally incorrect? What are the rules for using de rather than le, la, etc.

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Michelle J.A1KwizIQ community member

Not a question but just to say what a great text, there is a lot of new language for me to learn here and its in a really interesting composition.

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Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Incorrect translation of 'when she heard'

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.

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