Hi. The perfect tense rather than the past tense?

Pekka J.A1Kwiziq community member

Hi. The perfect tense rather than the past tense?

Hi.' Mademoiselle Rose, vous êtes devenue une charmante jeune fille' translates as: M. Rose, you became a charming young lady.  Wouldn't the perfect tense: you have become ' be better here if this is a direct comment to Miss Rose? 

Pekka Järvilehto. 

Helsinki

Asked 6 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Pekka,

As you know, the French sentence is in the perfect tense (vous êtes devenue). And I agree with you that for the English translation the perfect tense (you have become) would be more natural.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

Hi. The perfect tense rather than the past tense?

Hi.' Mademoiselle Rose, vous êtes devenue une charmante jeune fille' translates as: M. Rose, you became a charming young lady.  Wouldn't the perfect tense: you have become ' be better here if this is a direct comment to Miss Rose? 

Pekka Järvilehto. 

Helsinki

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