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Why "la tentation a été trop forte" and not "la tentation était trop forte" or "la tentation avait été trop forte". Or do the translators usually use "was" for "has been". Is this an English phenomenon, as "was" is the "past of the past" ?
I'm confused by 'si vous pouviez ajouter' above which I'm not sure how to translate. I would have said 'si vous pourriez ajouter': 'if you would/could add'
How would I know which is correct?:
Cette écharpe rappelle ma mère à moi.
Cette écharpe me rappelle ma mère
What are fleurs de coton? White flowers?
Qu'est-ce que "u jeu de société"?
Is it correct to say "Il a encore besoin des oiseaux?
Also, is it correct to say "De quoi est-ce Catherine a besoin?
L'histoire me plaît. Je n'ai pas besoin d'une réponse.
Would it be wrong to say "il y rentre" instead of the corrected answer in the test " il y retourne"?
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