Conversation Between Friends Writing exercise

Nick H.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Conversation Between Friends Writing exercise

Hi,

" D'ailleurs, ça me rappelle que Paul m'avait prêté un livre passionnant que j'ai toujours chez moi ! - Tu ne les as pas revus depuis tout ce temps ? - Non, et du coup, je n'ai pas encore pu le lui rendre ! "

In this sentence I put "je ne suis pas encore arrivé à le lui rendre !" which I think works as well?

Nick

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Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Nick,

The difference is between :

I wasn't able to give it back to him = Je n'ai pas encore pu le lui rendre

and

I didn't manage to give it back to him = Je ne suis pas encore arrivé à le lui rendre

In my opinion, there is a slight difference although the outcome is the same.

If you don't agree I could ask the team to see if they want to add it to the possibility.

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, I think this works just as well.

Like03 years ago

Nick H. asked:

Conversation Between Friends Writing exercise

Hi,

In this sentence I put "je ne suis pas encore arrivé à le lui rendre !" which I think works as well?

Nick

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