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I think I'm a bit confused when to use "voir" and "regarder". Also, would it be wrong to say "elle s'assoit toujour près de la fenêtre"?
Here we use Passé composé because the use of the negation ne ... pas insists on the fact that the action stopped happening at the specific time mentioned (since/for) in the past.
If we used Présent indicatif here, it would make it sound like the action "keeps on stopping" during the given length of time.
To say that a (recurring) action in the past has now stopped happening with depuis, you can also use Présent indicatif with ne ... plus (not any more) instead of ne ... pas:
Tu ne bois plus d'alcool depuis cinq ans.You haven't drunk alcohol for five years.What is the difference between these two?
Dear Aurélie,
These writing exercises are a true exercise in humility. I test in the 90's for C1 grammar but I consistently fail (often get less than 50%) in the writing exercises. It took me over a year to accept this - I always would find my performance very disappointing and avoided the exercises (tip to others: don't avoid. They will improve your French, painfully and slowly in my case). The writing exercises are excellent and introduce a wide variety of expressions and of contexts, but perhaps students should be forewarned that one's grammar level on Kwiziq will be higher than one's performance on the translation/writing exercises.
Hi
While studying with a french article online, I found this sentence driving me crazy for 3 days....... I would greatly greatly appreciate for any help...
Im wondering how "dont" works in the sentence.. Does it mean "including"? Or is it "de + qui/que"??
The word "certains" comes right after the "dont" causes more frustration to me.... Cuz i cannot figure out the reason for that....
Im also wondering why the adverb "impossible" is there without the verb "être"... Does French omit "qui est" like English "which is"?
Do "Ma soeur est Lady Gaga" and "Ma soeur hait Lady Gaga" sound the same?
I am confused as to which phrases are acceptable in current lingo. For examples, "bartoter dans le marché boursier" for dabble in the stock market. Is this completely wrong? If so, why?
Is "faire les classes" wrong for learn the ropes?
The dictionary that I looked at used "examiner" for review; others used "revoir"
Finally, I am mystified as to why "une hypothèque" is not given as an option for mortgage. This is a word I heard most often when I lived in France.
Why is ‘en avance’ preferred over ‘à l’avance’ in the sentence ‘Heureusement qu'on n'avait pas acheté les places en avance !´ I am thinking of the exercise about the catacombs visit where ´Cédric had even called them beforehand´ is translated ´Cédric les a même appelés à l’avance - which is surely the same idea?
Why not "elle devait" since she had to work hard over a period of time to pass her musical exam?
Je suis desolee. Les vaches ont une vie terrible.
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