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I also notice that the dictionary gives the following English translations of "avoir hate": "to be anxious to", "to be looking forward to", "to be in a hurry to", but does NOT give "I can't wait to". Any comment?
J'ai toujours voulu être danseuse - I always wanted to be a dancer.
Please remind me why this sentence is passé composé. It seems to me that it is something that she always used to want i.e. it describes a past continuous state of mind. I understood that verbs such as vouloir (and aimer, penser, savoir etc) usually use the imparfait (unless a specific time is specified), and that if anything the case for imparfait would be strengthened by adding "toujours" which implies a habitual state. So I was wondering why she didn't say "Je voulais toujours être danseuse" instead. Thanks.
Why "I would make to build" je ferais construire" instead of "I would build" je construirais
Can you use en plus de instead of ainsi que?
Why is it 'je venais' when she is saying 'I was calling' rather than using appeler e.g. J'appelais simplement...'?
Thanks
What is the negative of this sentence
Elle a cinq crayons
The fete was organized by the sisters, so that Beatrice would have been NOTRE cousine rather then MA cousine. I recognized that the exercise said "my cousin" but I figured that as they (sisters) were making it, the cousin would have been one of both of theirs. I guess I overthought what was being asked.....
Why is etre (to be) relevant to je suis (I am) and vous etes (you are)
Perhaps this page should also include an explanation when to use "quel".
As far as i remember, one uses "Quel" when the verb is "etre". Is that correct?
Hi. When practising the use of 'que', one of your examples runs 'Les fleurs que Paul sent.' and the translation is The flowers that/which Paul smells. As the present tense in English denotes habitual or regular doings, the present tense here implies that Paul smells them every day or often, which sounds a bit odd. I think the progressive form' is smelling' would give the correct meaning of ' Paul sent'.
Cheers,
Pekka Järvilehto
Hki.
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