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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

Why "la tentation a été trop forte"

Why "la tentation a été trop forte" and not "la tentation était trop forte" or "la tentation avait été trop forte". Or do the translators usually use "was" for "has been". Is this an English phenomenon, as "was" is the "past of the past" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Douelles. Explanation below Oxygen passes through the wood curves.. does not really make sense..shouldn’t that just be through the wood.. I have douelle as staves.. which will be oak

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helen d.C1Kwiziq community member

imperfect v perfect

in my gcse book the english - i wanted to buy some trousers but they didn't suit me is translated as

j'ai voulu acheté un pantalon mais il ne m'allait pas .

As this is a one off occasion why is the imperfect of aller used and not the perfect

thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

La confiture

Why is it "la confiture d'abricot" but, "la confiture de la fraise"? Shouldn't it be "la confiture d'abricot" and "la confiture de fraise"?

Or: "la confiture de l'abricot" and "la confiture de la fraise"?

Just curious as to which is correct.

Merci

Asked 3 years ago

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Avery E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Context for using "tant mieux"

Hi there,

I'm wondering how "tant mieux" would be used in conversation; that is, what are some common things that people say where the other person would reply using "tant mieux"?

Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translating immediate future eg I am coming vs I'll ( I WILL) come. Why not use future tense? It is different to I am .....

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bb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why we have the tu and vous in the same sentence?The 5th example in this lesson, "Tu nous appelleras quand vous aurez pris vos billets."

Why we mix the "tu" and "vous" in one sentence?

Asked 3 years ago

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D. A.C1Kwiziq community member

Ne explétif after ne penser que

I put ...ne sois intending it to be the ne explétif. And it marked it as wrong. So I got the subjunctive bit right at least. Why is it not the ne explétif?

Thanks

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Avishka M.A2Kwiziq community member

When do we use the conjugation of verbe etre in passé simple in a sentence?

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Carol L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Overall confusion

Slightly better, but still "no cigar" -- Some of the problems are vocabulary, but others are apparently confusion re: the verbs - which tense is appropriate - and when to use "on" instead of "nous"

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