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14,529 questions • 31,451 answers • 942,558 learners
What's the difference between: Bernard la lui envoie and Bernard l'envoie à elle. Aren't they indicating the same thing (sense)?
My understanding is that J'ai mal à + noun is physical pain whereas Je suis malade is more like "I am sick" (perhaps with a flu or cold). Can you please confirm whether that is correct?
As well, it would probably be useful to either link to a lesson that explains être malade or have another section in this lesson that explains the difference for future students!
Why would you say "chez pharmacie" instead of "à la pharmacie"?
When are you supposed to use them, please state the circumstances you use them in and if you don't mind, an example too.
If pendant is used to describe past durations with a clear beginning and end, and the imperfect is used to describe continuing actions or habits in the past, why is the example "J'étais là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" instead of "J'ai été là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" since the passé composé is used to describe actions with a clear beginning & end in the past.
Is there a rule exception for using pendant and l'imparfait?
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