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Why does the written explanation say ne pas penser and then the examples have ne penser pas?
Can you explain if this is a misprint or which side of the verb pas should go please
I enjoyed your quiz on using à vs de, but I've had no success in locating a lesson where you illustrated the differences. Can you share?
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
I wanted to ask a query I came up while attempting this dictée ->
“Par chance, personne n'a été blessé”
Madame, why has the verb “être” been conjugated in Le Passé Composé ? However, Être is a verb of state and generally takes L’Imparfait.
Now, Madame, if a sentence is given -> The film was great.
There are two possibilities-
1. Le film a été merveilleux. 2. Le film était merveilleux.
How to judge whether a Verb of State takes Passé Composé / Imparfait ?
Merci encore Madame pour votre aide.
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!
Bonjour,
I've just been explaining this to my wife and I think it has finally gone in at last
In the example At that time, she lived with Julien.
A cette epoch means to me a specific action completed in the past, so I used the passe' compose. It was marked wrong in place of using the imparfait, which is supposed to be continuing action. So I am confused or is it a matter of interpretation?
The pronunciation here does not elide the s of pas into ecouter. I would have thought it would be pronounced, PAZ ECOUTER. No?
Could you say, « À quelle heure est-ce qu'on arrive ? »
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