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Bonjour Kwiziq!!! Je m'appelle Trung et je viens de DongNai au VietNam.
I am a bit confused about how to translate certain uses of the present participle of an English verb. Sometimes the French use the construction, en + present participle, and and at other times they use à + infinitive. This story has two examples. The first: "...was dragging on the ground while making a horrible rattling noise." 'While making' is translated as 'en faisant', i.e. en + present participle. The second example: "Michel and his dad had spent whole weekends fixing..." This translation of the present participle 'fixing' (one could also think of while fixing to align with the first example) is 'à réparer', i.e. à + infinitive. Are these two constructions simply options, i.e. one could use either, or is there some guidance as to when to use one or the other? I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance. BTW, I loved the theme for the workout as it has practical application since most of us drive. Also, I was impressed that a native French person would know Americain slang like 'beater'.
Would était endormis bé acceptable here?
I found this article: "https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/comparative-adverbs/", explaining how to use: "plus/moins/aussi que" and "plus/moins/autant de/que", and i did the 4-question kwiz at the of the lesson but I feel like I need more practice. Is there a way I could get more practice specific to these subjects?
Hi, why is “la plus grande partie” feminine? It seems to be “attached to” the male “siècle” more than to the female “devise”.
Is it always the case?
This lesson is in my notebook so I'm in an endless loop here. I would like to do the kwiz for just this lesson. Seems like a coding problem. Apologies if this is the wrong place to report it.
Bonjour!
I was wondering when listening to the sound Tu is it me or does it sound like when you say je?
Thank you
Nicole
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