à + verb or de/d' + verbThis isn't covered in fully in the lessons, but I would like to know: how do we know when to use à + verb as opposed to de + verb? Some lessons cover de + verb, for example to say 'before running' I can say 'avant de courir'. But I'm not sure about the other case, à + verb. Any answers? I haven't had much luck searching the web for this, so any help would be much appreciated.
This is the one specific to this exercise:
"qui consiste à appliquer de la peinture sur de l'eau". Why not "qui consiste d'appliquer ...?"
Here are other cases I've found on this website:
nous avons commencé à le faire il y a quelques années
quand tu auras fini de ranger ta chambre, tu m'aideras à faire la vaisselle.
on est toujours pressé d'oublier les moments délicats
le temps que je finisse de manger, ... j'aurai fini de vérifier ... le temps que ça lui prend de se préparer
in the expression j'ai peur de....the de changes with the object j'ai peur des chats....what about avoir besoin de or avoir envie de...those don't change? Why? Merci, Bruce
This isn't covered in fully in the lessons, but I would like to know: how do we know when to use à + verb as opposed to de + verb? Some lessons cover de + verb, for example to say 'before running' I can say 'avant de courir'. But I'm not sure about the other case, à + verb. Any answers? I haven't had much luck searching the web for this, so any help would be much appreciated.
This is the one specific to this exercise:
"qui consiste à appliquer de la peinture sur de l'eau". Why not "qui consiste d'appliquer ...?"
Here are other cases I've found on this website:
nous avons commencé à le faire il y a quelques années
quand tu auras fini de ranger ta chambre, tu m'aideras à faire la vaisselle.
on est toujours pressé d'oublier les moments délicats
le temps que je finisse de manger, ... j'aurai fini de vérifier ... le temps que ça lui prend de se préparer
I just put réussir à un examen in one of your tests and you marked the "à" as wrong although I was always taught this was correct. I have checked in both Collins dictionary and in the Harraps dictionary and they both say réussir à un examen. Please could you explain this?
And am not getting this at all...
"deux plus deux égal quatre".. you say the égal is an adjective... the égal must somehow be "working" on the two numbers like a verb and I am not seeing how an adjective can work in this position?
I grew up using "font" although happy to use égale.
Is not prendre in the imperative in "Tiens, prends leur numéro de téléphone" in which case shouldn't the 's' be dropped in prends ?
It's more obvious when we're talking about a positive sentence like:
l'un et l'autre viendront => both are coming => plural.l'un ou l'autre viendra => only one is coming => singular.
But when it is negative:
ni l'un ni l'autre = pas l'un et pas l'autre => so it can be plural no?
Multiple sources suggest both singular and plural verb forms are possible for ni l'un ni l'autre:
http://bdl.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?id=1490#:~:text=Lorsque%20le%20sujet%20est%20ni,deux%20noms%20coordonn%C3%A9s%2C%20est%20pluriel.
https://www.gymglish.com/fr/frantastique-orthographe/regles-orthographe/ni-lun-ni-lautre-nanont-raison
https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/clefsfp/index-fra.html?lang=fra&lettr=indx_catlog_n&page=9WmCJCDuX_J0.html
How would you say " in my last summer vacations i.........."
Thank you!
In the tutorial Sortir can be used in the context of leaving. That is why I gave that option as a possible answer in the tick box. To avoid confusion the sentence in parenthesis should be removed.
Nous sortons juste du métro.We're just coming out of the metro.
(We're just leaving the metro.)
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