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Why does this translate to my garagec is small wouldn't that be mon garage est petit?
In the quiz, one of the question was translating ''Nous ne sommes pas arrivés depuis longtemps.''
I selected "We din't arrive for long" which is marked wrong.
The right answer was "We haven't been there long". Doesn't this sentence mean "we have just arrived"?
If so, in the lesson, Ne ... pas + Passé composé + depuis longtemps = not in a long time.
Aren't these contradicting. Can someone explain or clarify please. Thanks.
Contrary to previous comments below in response to Dragana and Danica - this line can indeed translate as I am looking forward to the 31st (ie New Year's Eve in this case), which fits exactly the context of this story. It is not the expression "d'étre sur son 31" which would translate as '(to be) dressed up to the nines'
"complimentaient" - I would have thought that "compliment..." would agree with "sa peau", singular, and not "des lèvres" and "de magnifiques cheveux", plural. Is it because "complimentaient" is in a que clause with lèvres and cheveux?
In the last sentence, why is the verb form used, nous ne serons pas pris, instead of, nous ne prendrons pas. I'm not sure what this verb tense is.
In “Et il arrive trop souvent que les enclos soient trop étroits pour leurs occupants.” What triggers the subjunctive? Should I consider “il arrive que” to trigger it as a general rule?
When you replace the direct object by a direct object pronoun (le/la/l'/les), it moves before the verb. That's when the past participle has to agree.Et la télé ? - Il l'a regardée.- What about TV? - He watched it.
BUT!I don't know whether the rule is valid for for "me,te,nous,vous,?
Tu nous ai regardé(e)s or Tu nous ai regardé
Bonjour! Je suis étudiant. Pouvez-vous m'aider avec cet exercice?
Écrivez 3 phrases avec en, 3 phrases avec y. Vous pouvez utiliser les verbes: avoir besoin de, se souvenir de, parler de, penser à, réfléchir à.
In the exercise, I completed the sentence "How come you speak French? with "Comment ça se fait que tu parles français?" The answer was marked incorrect - your corrected answer being "Comment se fait que tu parles français?" I didn't see "Comment se fait que" as a choice in the notebook explanation of How come? - although "Comment se fait-il que" was also an option when How come? is followed by a conjugated verb. Please explain. Merci!
“This lesson is kind of confusing me. At school I learned that the superlative must come after the noun unless the adjective would come before the noun, and in that case the placement would be a choice. The French About page on superlatives also states this rule. So wouldn't "Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe" be incorrect?”
I am also confused and would appreciate clarification.
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