Je viens de Melbourne en Australie
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linda R.Kwiziq community member
Je viens de Melbourne en Australie
mais J'etait nee pays de Galles
This question relates to:French lesson "Je viens de + [ville] = I'm from + [city] in French"
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour Linda,
Très bien ! Quelques petites corrections : je suis née au Pays de Galles.
Très bien ! Quelques petites corrections : je suis née au Pays de Galles.
linda R.Kwiziq community member
Merci! I was trying to say I was born in Wales so wouldn't I need to use the past tense of etre? Not sure about this.
LauraNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
No, naître is a strange verb in French. It means "to be born," so the passé composé, je suis née, means I was born.
J'étais née is the past perfect: I had been born.
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