Can only be used on their own.... This wording has been very confusing to many people in this forum. I’ve read through the comments and still remain very confused about what the author is trying to convey when he/she states these clauses can only be used on their own. Could someone please explain to a Native American English speaker what this actually means? When I read this I am thinking literally “they can only be used on their own” either separated entirely from the phrase using some sort of punctuation OR by using a preposition such “de”. However that doesn’t seem to always be the case which then seems to contradict “used only on their own”. 1st example: “Il a été relâché le jour suivant son arrestation.”
2nd example: “J’y suis allée le jour d’après.”
3rd example: “Le jour précédent leur premier rendez-vous, ils étaient très nerveux.”
Alors, aidez-moi de comprendre, s’il vous plaît. Qu’est-ce que le auteur essaie de dire? Je ne comprends toujours pas. J’ai besoin de quelqu’un m’aider, s’il vous plaît.
Aussi, je pense qu’il faudrait réfléchir à la reformulation de cette phrase pour clarifier de la signification.
Merci beaucoup!
Doe the "de" relate to the verb promettre or to payer?
Whilst I absolutely get that 'vouloir que' is followed by the subj., whu isn't the above a suitable answer to the question - how would you say' I want you to be home by 6pm?'
-Il s'agissait de la correspondance qu'avaient
-Il s'agissait de la correspondance qu'avait
Both were given as the correct response - 'avait' in the main response and 'avaient' in the compare your answer box.
Dear Team,
Suggestion for the page
Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles]
As I can see with all the examples the formula seems to be
Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles] + infinitive
Unless there is a context where an infinitive doesn't follow vouloir, pouvoir & devoir.
Thanks for all your lesson. Keep up the great work.
Regards
Ignatius
"The weather was wonderful." There is no clear beginning and the end, so why is it in passé composé? Can I say "Il fesait beau."?
This wording has been very confusing to many people in this forum. I’ve read through the comments and still remain very confused about what the author is trying to convey when he/she states these clauses can only be used on their own. Could someone please explain to a Native American English speaker what this actually means? When I read this I am thinking literally “they can only be used on their own” either separated entirely from the phrase using some sort of punctuation OR by using a preposition such “de”. However that doesn’t seem to always be the case which then seems to contradict “used only on their own”. 1st example: “Il a été relâché le jour suivant son arrestation.”
2nd example: “J’y suis allée le jour d’après.”
3rd example: “Le jour précédent leur premier rendez-vous, ils étaient très nerveux.”
Alors, aidez-moi de comprendre, s’il vous plaît. Qu’est-ce que le auteur essaie de dire? Je ne comprends toujours pas. J’ai besoin de quelqu’un m’aider, s’il vous plaît.
Aussi, je pense qu’il faudrait réfléchir à la reformulation de cette phrase pour clarifier de la signification.
Merci beaucoup!
why is 2h preferable to 2heures? writing the word got me marked as nearly correct
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