My Cv spoke for itself - shouldn't it be "speaks for itself" to match your French translation?

Barbara D.C1Kwiziq community member

My Cv spoke for itself - shouldn't it be "speaks for itself" to match your French translation?

In this paragraph, the English sentence was "My CV SPOKE for itself" but the French was in the present tense. Mon CV parle de lui-même. Is this a mistake or am I missing something?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A perfect interview"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Barbara,

Thank you for your feedback. You are correct. It has now been amended

Bonne journée!

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Barbara D. asked:

My Cv spoke for itself - shouldn't it be "speaks for itself" to match your French translation?

In this paragraph, the English sentence was "My CV SPOKE for itself" but the French was in the present tense. Mon CV parle de lui-même. Is this a mistake or am I missing something?

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