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pour profiter des concerts gratuits. sounds like pour profiter les concerts gratuits.
Why is "était fait" used in a compound verb structure when avoir is normally used w/ faire?
Thought espérer does not take subjuntive.
Hi,
In the example 'appelle-les' the e at the end of appelle is not pronounced.
However, the e is pronounced at the end of 'Regarde-les !' and 'Regarde-la !'
Could you please explain why this is.
Thank you
J'ai toujours voulu être danseuse - I always wanted to be a dancer.
Please remind me why this sentence is passé composé. It seems to me that it is something that she always used to want i.e. it describes a past continuous state of mind. I understood that verbs such as vouloir (and aimer, penser, savoir etc) usually use the imparfait (unless a specific time is specified), and that if anything the case for imparfait would be strengthened by adding "toujours" which implies a habitual state. So I was wondering why she didn't say "Je voulais toujours être danseuse" instead. Thanks.
hi room, experts
Please explain translation 'And although the majority among us thought they had no ideas' - ''Et bien que la majorité d'entre nous pense n'avoir aucune idée',
Two aspect are confusing me about this translation:
1) Why is the French written in present tense whereas the english is in the past
2) What happened to the translation of 'They'? in the French translation I cannot see that the word 'They' has been translated?
I’m finding this unexpectedly hard! Not least because to "love" a thing is usually just a hyperbolic way of saying you "really like" it. (Apart from things you personify eg a childhood toy). Also, for written aimer + thing, how can I tell if it’s love or like?
to help me remember which demonstrative pronoun to use. I'm surprised i haven't come across this somewhere else because now it seems obvious to me.
Anyway, thought i'd share in case it can help others.
Think of them like this:
ce-lui
c-eux
c-elle
c-elles
of course, just remove the hyphen and you have your correct demonstrative pronoun!
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