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Does 'J'espère que cela vous aiderait' translate as 'I hope that this helped you.'?

Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

Does 'J'espère que cela vous aiderait' translate as 'I hope that this helped you.'?

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LauraNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Andrew,

No, that means "I hope that this would help you," because aiderait is in the conditional.

What you need is a past tense: I hope this helped you = J'espère que cela vous a aidé.
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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonsoir Laura, Thank you. I was just logging back in as I realized what the translation given should have been. Mes meilleures salutations.
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Does 'J'espère que cela vous aiderait' translate as 'I hope that this helped you.'?

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