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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of trouviez (imperfect tense)."J'ai vraiment besoin que vous trouviez la raison pour laquelle il ne marche plus," ... this is the translation for:

"I really need you to find out the reason why it's not working anymore,"

Regarding the above please explain why the imperfect tense is used for the verb trouver (trouviez), I would have thought that either the present tense (trouvez) ... "you find out"

or the future tense (trouverez) ... "you will find out"

would correctly translate from the English text?

Thank you.

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Mary C.B1Kwiziq community member

How to add accent marks

How do I add accent marks?

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Gordon M.C1Kwiziq community member

Pour quoi "les Mienes" what if the speaker is masculine

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Anthea P.C1Kwiziq community member

Request for English translation

Please could we have the facility to click on an English translation for the phrases in the dictation text?

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Jude C.B2Kwiziq community member

translation of last sentence

Hi - how would you translate "a la fois" at the end of this piece please? Thanks

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Amy M.C1Kwiziq community member

When main verb is in présent indicatif, which tense to use following après que?
Trying to figure out why in the first example the verb in the dependent clause (après que ...) is in the passé composé, but in the next two examples the verb following après que is in the present. All three examples seem similar in that the first action is completed before the action in the independent clause. Is the difference that the final two examples express habitual actions, as mentioned in the explanation? (Though the first example seems like it could express a habitual action as well). I guess in English we could say either, "After they've arrived, they go and say hello to my mother" or "After they arrive, they go and say hello to my mother," so maybe it's a matter of choice whether to use the passé composé or the present (après qu'ils sont arrivés or après qu'ils arrivent; après qu'elle a sonné la cloche or après qu'elle sonne la cloche)??

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Jehan B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le Passe Simple, Passe Compose and Imparfait

Is there a lesson that clearly compares when to use each of these. I'm struggling to distinguish between the three and was hoping for a side by side comparison.

Thanks.

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

when the main clause is present and the subordinate is imparfait

I know I can use "imparfait" for saying used to
But Can I say that
Je sais qu'il jouait au football= I know that you were playing football
does it work for pas continuos form?
I wish your helps.thanks...

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Roy P.A0Kwiziq community member

how would you say "you're hungry."

tu as faim.

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Marylee D.A1Kwiziq community member

We are from Marseilles

I am always confused about when to use the article le la l’...

We are from (de). does or does not need a la or a du (de le)

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