Question in the film clip at 7:00mins into it...
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
13/04/16
Bonjour John,
Yes, you're absolutely correct: it should indeed be "elle a ouvert sa fenêtre.". "En se levant" is correct, meaning 'while getting up', versus "en se lavant" meaning 'while washing'.
Thanks for pointing this out!
Yes, you're absolutely correct: it should indeed be "elle a ouvert sa fenêtre.". "En se levant" is correct, meaning 'while getting up', versus "en se lavant" meaning 'while washing'.
Thanks for pointing this out!
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John
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13 April 2016
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Question in the film clip at 7:00mins into it...
An example is given = elle ouvert sa fenêtre en se levant. Is this correct?, or should it be elle a ouvert sa fenêtre en se lavant?
This relates to:
Forming Le Gérondif: en + '-ant' (while/by + -ing) -