La fois dernière or la dernière foisPlease help! I'm confused! Why is "la fois dernière" correct in this question, when there is a clause after the phrase "last time"? Thanks 😊
________ , Henri est venu me voir.Last time, Henri came to see me.(HINT: une fois = one time)
La fois dernière (marked as correct) Dernière fois Fois dernière Une dernière fois
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When last time is followed by a clause (last time I saw you), you can only use la dernière fois, never la fois dernière.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la fois dernière.You were still with Stéphane last time.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois.You were still with Stéphane last time.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois que je t'ai vue.You were still with Stéphane last time I saw you.
What are the differences between translating "the end" by "à la fin" or "au fin" or "finalement"?
Hi, I was doing a writing exercise translating "So that all was ready on time." The correct answer was "Pour que tout soit prêt à temps,"' and not "'Pour que tout soit prêt à l'heure." Why is it better to use à temps in this sentence?
I've noticed a few examples of this in previous reading exercises where the present tense is used to describe the past. Ex "En France c'est Napoléon..." rather than, "En France, c'etait Napoléon...", even in the translation when you click on it translates that phrase in the present as 'In France it was Napoleon'. I can see that the following phrase uses the passé composé so I'm just not quite clear why those two phrases don't have to agree in their tenses?
Thanks :)
"Mais saviez vous que..."
I am a bit confused here.. why saviez and not savez? In English we often say "did you.." but that is a quirk and actually means "do you?" and it is heard as present tense. I see saviez as "did you use to know".. implying that you might have forgotten.. This is clearly an active question and I thought that French was more particular than that on its use of tenses.
Why is it «mal au coeur» instead of «je me sens nauséeuse»? Doesn't «mal au coeur» mean heartache?
Please help! I'm confused! Why is "la fois dernière" correct in this question, when there is a clause after the phrase "last time"? Thanks 😊
________ , Henri est venu me voir.Last time, Henri came to see me.(HINT: une fois = one time)
La fois dernière (marked as correct) Dernière fois Fois dernière Une dernière foisLearn and Discuss »
BUT
When last time is followed by a clause (last time I saw you), you can only use la dernière fois, never la fois dernière.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la fois dernière.You were still with Stéphane last time.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois.You were still with Stéphane last time.
Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois que je t'ai vue.You were still with Stéphane last time I saw you.
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