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The above quote I think, should have AFTER replaced with BEFORE.
In the passage 'n'avait pas quitté le coin du feu de toute la semaine' why is there a de before 'toute la semaine'?
Is there some reason to use one or the other? It seems to me that there needs to be an object for ¨adorer¨...?
Pourqoi disons-nous "un étrange personnage", quand "une personne étrange" sonne plus français ?
Hello,
I had a question on this translation: I don't remember this film.
Why does it translate to: Je ne me souviens pas de ce film. I don't understand the placement of the 'de'?
Thank you!
To say - "The thief is in prison for 2 years." ....are all of the below correct/acceptable ? Is 'Depuis' more preferable with present tense/ present durations and no. 2) 'Pour' is incorrect? because Pour is used with future tense/ future durations only as per this lesson?? Please clarify.
1. Le voleur est en prison depuis 2 ans.
2. Le voleur est en prison pour 2 ans.
3. Le voleur est en prison pendant/durant 2 ans. (also acceptable bcoz action is within a specific timeframe, as per this lesson?)
So, out of the above no. 1)- 'Depuis' is the most preferable way to say it because we are using present tense (and the action is still ongoing)?? And 'Pour' is not correct because it is strictly for future durations as per this lesson?
The fill in the blanks exercise was about people arriving in a new town, to find the streets empty of people. "Tous les magasins de la ville étaient fermés." This was followed by a sentence in the past tense (walking on empty streets from 3pm till 5pm) Then came the sentence being queried (post below). Thanks so very much to all who responded earlier.
for "mardi prochain"? the quiz asks about mardi prochain. I fully understand using the present for near future. got it. But "next Tuesday" is not so "near" that the future tense should be wrong! at least both options should be right.
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