On a writing exercise (Cette Semaine) was asked to translate : On Monday, I went shopping with my son. My response - Lundi, j'ai fait les magasins avec mon fils. It didn’t match answers given - Lundi, je suis allé faire les magasins avec mon fils. Is there anything wrong with my answer? Went shopping is translated similarly here.
Translating - ‘went shopping’
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M D.Kwiziq community member
Translating - ‘went shopping’
This question relates to:French lesson "Faire les courses vs Faire les magasins to talk about shopping (French Expressions with faire)"
Asked 7 months ago
Hi M,
After much deliberation about the nuances, we have decided to include many more translations of 'I went shopping' including yours.
Thank you for pointing this out!
Bonne Continuation !
CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hi M,
Could you find this particular exercise and we will look at it and answer you?
M D.Kwiziq community member
https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/exercises/take/2058/16835283?page=2 Hope that helps Cécile
Emmanuel A.Kwiziq community member
Faire le magasin is a phrasal verb that takes avoir for its past. Thus the statement is wrong.
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