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In this exercise “I should maybe call the train company” is translated as “je devrai ... “, but “I should really insure my phone” is “je devrais ...” . It’s only a very small detail (and I believe both are pronounced the same, or almost the same, by most people anyway), but why is the future of devoir used in one case and the conditional in the other?
In the test question with the magic beanstalks, the only accepted answer is Jack got off the magic bean stalk.
In three dictionaries that I have looked up (especially Le Robert & Collins), one of the meanings of decendre with etre is to 'climb down (a tree). Now the preposition 'from' is missing in those definitions but is that so significant a difference that the answer 'Jack climbed down the magic beanstalk" becomes incorrect.
The suggested grammar sections to read did not relate to what I got wrong, which was mostly prepositions or vocabulary. Does that mean you don’t have lessons on those points? Maybe you should add them. I don’t think you should test on points that you don’t have explanations for on your site.
Why is "le proffeseur n'aime que lui" wrong (correct: elle) when "Pauline n'aime que lui" is a correct example?
Hi, could you please explain the difference in using y/là/là-bas
For example,
I'm going to the beach tonight
Je vais y aller ce soir
Je vais aller là ce soir
Je vais aller là-bas ce soir
Is there a difference in these phrases?
Correct answer is Tout
Just clarification, Tout here means everything, that's why it is tout not tous? Can tout (as a pronuon) be used as a stand alone subject ?
I don’t think the English translation is quite right for this sentence - to draw the maps of these two rooms. In architecture we would say “to produce the plans of these to rooms”.
A map is something you use when you’re out hiking.
Le Musée de l’Orangerie is a magical place to visit.
"you will use the possessive adjectives son, sa or ses (its/one's here)."
" possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the *owned* item (son billet / sa carte / ses parents)."
Not a major issue but referred to by different names in short succession... maybe the term adjective pronouns ?? .. or a sentence to show that they are indeed called by either name.
Also are 'ses' 'leurs' completely interchangeable?
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