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I actually had two questions. One was the same as that of Alvine. I thought that the description of past feelings required the imparfait?
My second question is the use of « avec moi » and not « chez moi ». Couldn’t either one be correct? I suppose that « avec moi » indicates that she was staying specifically with and for him, but just wondered if « chez moi » could not have the same connotation?
Thank you!
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Are the terms "les lettres" and "la littérature" interchangeable?
When should subject names (les matières) be capitalised?
Bonjour à tous,
I am not clear on when one uses payer vs payer pour and I haven't been able to find a good explanation anywhere. Hope you can help.
I don’t understand why “Je me suis bien amusée.” adds the “e” for the feminine subject but “Je me suis lavé les dents.” does not when both speakers are female.
Hi, why is “Se casser la main” “To break one's arm” when main = hand, and bras = arm? Is this an example of a non-literal phrase?
Tu étudiais chaque jour.You used to study each day.
This cannot mean - you were studying each day? If not, how would I write that?
I thought that - Les oiseaux chantaient = The birds 'were' singing, not 'used to sing'...
Vous ________ tôt ce soir-là.
You had gone to bed early that night.
HINT: Conjugate "se coucher" in Le Plus-que-Parfait
Answer: vous étiez couchés
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