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I encountered these two sentences in a language learning tool:
"J'ai voulu être un écrivain célèbre toute ma vie"
"J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un joueur de golf professionnel"
I'd like to know the reason why Passé Composé is used rather than L'imparfait.
And also, why "un joueur" is used despite the fact that we don't use indefinite articles when talking about professions?
Thanks a lot.
Why "Mon fils travaille (present tense) comme promeneur de chiens depuis quelques semaines" for has been working? and not "Mon fils a été travaillant comme promeneur de chiens quelques semaines"?
I notice that none of the example sentences say where the person is going to, 'Je m'en vais à la plage', for example. Is that because no-one uses s'en aller with an indirect object like that? Or if they do, how would the meaning differ from 'Je vais à la plage' or 'Je pars à la plage'? (I'm wondering if it's a bit like 'I'm outa here' (I am out of here); you'd never say 'I'm outa here to the beach'.)
There is nothing in this statement to indicate whether they are just popping out or going permanently. So why is ils quittent bientot marked wrong?
Is it correct? "J'ai faim parce que je ne mange pas le déjeuner"
I understand the construction and use of "Il veut que j'aille acheter du lait.", but I wonder if "Il me veut acheter du lait" is any less correct? Thanks!
How does one write the sign for euro in this exercise ?
Merci.
I am trying to understand why one needs to ad the D' in the sentence D'où venez-vous?
why not simply say : Où venez-vous? Why is the de important here?
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
I am unable to understand the concepts behind the following sentences.
(A)Ce portable, appartient-il à ce monsieur?
The answers I thought were->
1.Oui, c’est le sien. 2. Oui, il est à lui. 3.Oui, il appartient à lui.
Are they correct ? Can one say- Oui, il est le sien ?
(B)Tout le monde n’a pas les mêmes goûts, chacun a __________
Here, the correct answer will be les siens. Why cannot it be le sien ?
Merci beaucoup et bonne journée!
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