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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?
when we want to describe someone's profession using 'faire', must we use partitive article?
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What is the English for “ je me suis fait avoir comme un bleu.”
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Why "1 kilo de tomates" and not "1 kilo des tomates"?
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To get the meaning "listen to him" = "lui écouter". Is it appropriate?. Request clarification
Position of object pronouns in sentences with infinitives
Why is a sales ASSISTANT, referred to as vendeur? A salesperson ( un vendeur) is different than a subordinate salesperson assistant. I used the qualifying adjective and it was marked wrong.
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