This lesson is more confusing than it needs to be.You state there are two different structures involved here. In fact there are four:
1. "rappeler + person one's reminded of + à + person being reminded" ;
2 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + person one is reminded of " ;
3 "rappeler + à + person being reminded + de + [infinitif]";
4 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + de + [infinitif] "
Could this not be split into two lessons referring to A - 1 and 2, then B - 3 and 4? That would give struggling students the opportunity to crack each structure individually. As it stands, one has to hold and identify four structures simultaneously.
Or am I missing something? Is there a hidden logic that I have failed to spot?
Not sure why de not des. The cited lesson suggests it should be des.
Since girls are hugging each other… why are we not using s’enlacées ?
Why "ils ont pris le temps" (passe compose). It seems to me this should be "ils prenaient les temps" (imparfait). This part of the sentence describes the background. Also, this is an opinion. I note that the same sentence uses provenaient (imparfait)
Eg. Can you say J'aime mangeant instead of J'aime manger
Isn’t there a way to imply each/every another way?: je mange une pomme le matin, ou je me promène le soir.
When should we use "y" and when should we use là for places
Usage of à vs de.
The lecture above says this:
Note that you use à when describing going to or being in a city.And you use de to indicate being, coming or returning from a city.
I'm confused. I thought we use à to say we are in a city. Why is it also used in "de"?
My question is about:Que dessinent les enfants ?What are the children drawing?, given in the examples;Could you also say, "Que dessinent-ils les enfants?" ?
You state there are two different structures involved here. In fact there are four:
1. "rappeler + person one's reminded of + à + person being reminded" ;
2 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + person one is reminded of " ;
3 "rappeler + à + person being reminded + de + [infinitif]";
4 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + de + [infinitif] "
Could this not be split into two lessons referring to A - 1 and 2, then B - 3 and 4? That would give struggling students the opportunity to crack each structure individually. As it stands, one has to hold and identify four structures simultaneously.
Or am I missing something? Is there a hidden logic that I have failed to spot?
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