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Salut! In the second last sentence, tarte is feminine, so why is it “LE goûter” and not LA goûter? I’m assuming the meaning of the sentence is “she invites some friends to taste it” or does it mean “the tasting”?
I have some questions with the clarification for the use of PENDANT.
As I have read in other grammar lessons, PENDANT is used to express the 'full duration' of a completed action IN THE PAST ... or the 'set duration' of an action to be done in the future. Pendant cannot be used for the present!
If this is the case then
a) would it help in clarification if some wording to that effect be added to the lesson for PENDANT, else based on the lesson someone could ask me "why cant I go into the kindergarten room? and I could answer " Les enfants dorment pendant une heure" ... which would be wrong...
b)the example sentence "Il court pendant une heure tous les matins/He runs for one hour every morning appears to be unnecessarily skirting that rule .. or at least adding a bit of doubt??.
Of course if there is no such restrictions please let me know.
Thank you!
Do "living things" include animals?
But when in my study plan quiz I answered:
‘Write "We're having a walk in Central Park": Nous ________ dans Central Park’ with (Nous) nous baladons (dans Central Park.) it was marked wrong.
I realise it’s informal but I can’t see anything in the question to suggest that informality would be in appropriate. What’s the problem? I checked the conjugation with Lawless French.
I have read the lesson and the questions and answers below. From what I can tell, Leila finit sa soupe tres vite should indicate in passe simple that Leila finished her soup very fast. The lesson indicates that the context of the question should indicate which tense is being used; there is no apparent (to me, at least) context that would suggest that she is finishing her soup quickly (present tense rather than passe simple). To have given both answers suggests that we should use both because each is possible, which confuses me. I've read and re-read the answers and I'm still not entirely certain that I understand the logic here. Please help!!
Can I say "juste comme" for "just as"?
Is there a way to avoid going all the way back to page 1 of the Q & A section when what is wanted is, for example, on page 7? By the way, the vast majority of the answers provided seem to be clear and appropriate and are much appreciated.
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