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For the section that translates as, "Et avant de partir, je me tiendrai fièrement à l'entrée du parc," the hint says that "we use 'on' here." But then the correction uses "je."
I would guess that 'j'espere que' take the subjunctive, even when the clause refers to the future. But the clause is actually in the future! So does this mean that the future trumps a subjunctive? (I understand that there is no future-subjenctive)
If I am sure about which salad I am eating, I would still say 'Je mange de la salade,' 'Je mange une salade,' or 'Je mange la salade.' What is the difference?
In the lesson it explicitly states "Note that in French, if you're using après + [verbe], we consider that this action always takes place in the past of when you're speaking. "
However the following was a question for the tests on the lesson.
"After going food shopping, I'll help you with your homework." This is neither 'said in the past' NOR actually already happed(ie 'in the past'). While inelegant, it means "After i go shopping I will help you ..." The stipulated correct answer was "Après avoir fait les courses, je t'aiderai avec tes devoirs.'
Seems to fit the following translation "Apres je aurai fait les courses, je t'aiderai avec tes devoirs. Since both aactions are scheduled for the future with the homework help being predicated on the shopping being done.
Why does the phrase take this form and not 'une lecture analytique d'œuvres' ?
Why is the first "Il a de l'argent", but the l' is gone in the negative "Il n'a plus d'argent"
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