Bonjour Madame Aurélie , a question which I would like you to answer -Une ville magique (Passé Composé vs Imparfait)
Bonjour Madame Aurélie !
Thanks for designing such a great worksheet on this topic.
But could you please help me with these sentences -
1. L’endroit qui m’a enchanté au dessus de tout, .........
2. Nous nous sommes proménes dans ses jardins merveilleux .......
In the first sentence , I used ‘imparfait’ as I interpreted it as a state of mind which the narrator was in of being mesmerized . Secondly, I had used ‘imparfait’ in the second sentence after reading your lesson that ‘l’imparfait’ is used for describing the scene , characters , setting of the phrase. Please provide the reasons why Kwizbot marked me incorrect .
Bonne journée !
( I would appreciate to be answered by Madame Aurélie )
Although someone else answered it before but was not satisfied with answer, I hope you would as a teacher spare some of your valuable time to help me slip out of my problem .
Merci d’avance !
I was just wondering if there is much difference between 'tant de' and 'tellement de'?
The example in the passage is 'à tant de coups de fil'. I answered 'à tellement de coups de fil'. Is there a slightly different meaning or is there a rule?
Hi, in this sentence "the basic principles remain the same.", why I can't translate it as "les principes de base restent pareils?
If faire du cheval means "I'm horseback riding", who would one say "I am taking horseback riding lessons"?
In ‘ Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux? ‘ When do we open the presents?
where does the ‘t’ come from?
Une ville magique (Passé Composé vs Imparfait)
Bonjour Madame Aurélie !
Thanks for designing such a great worksheet on this topic.
But could you please help me with these sentences -
1. L’endroit qui m’a enchanté au dessus de tout, .........
2. Nous nous sommes proménes dans ses jardins merveilleux .......
In the first sentence , I used ‘imparfait’ as I interpreted it as a state of mind which the narrator was in of being mesmerized . Secondly, I had used ‘imparfait’ in the second sentence after reading your lesson that ‘l’imparfait’ is used for describing the scene , characters , setting of the phrase. Please provide the reasons why Kwizbot marked me incorrect .
Bonne journée !
( I would appreciate to be answered by Madame Aurélie )
Although someone else answered it before but was not satisfied with answer, I hope you would as a teacher spare some of your valuable time to help me slip out of my problem .
Merci d’avance !
In the writing challenge "Les noces d'or de mes grands-parents" the phrase "Et ce qu'ils se sont déclaré était tellement émouvant" appears. Why is there no plural agreement on the verb "déclaré "?
It sees to be the same case as this example in the lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs (+être) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)":
Elles se sont disputées = They had an argument.
Is it because the verb has an object which precedes it and the rule of agreement with a prior object takes precedence over the rule of agreement with the subject?
Something like case 3 1/2 here:https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/agreement-with-pronominal-verbs/
I know there's also a 'ne' littéraire where you can indicate negation while dropping 'pas'. This applies exclusively for a short list of verbs, like pouvoir.
If I were to see a sentence like "J'ai peur qu'il ne puisse le faire", would the 'ne' here be a 'ne' expletif or a 'ne' littéraire? In other words, am I afraid that he can do it or that he cannot do it?
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