Le futur simple - "You've had" vs. "You had"Bonjour tout le monde,
Dans ce quiz:
1. ''Vous eûtes un petit frère.'' means:
a. You had a little brother.
b. You've had a little brother.
c. You will have a little brother.
d. You have a little brother.
2. ''Les amants eurent le temps de se cacher avant qu'il n'arrive.'''means:
a. The lovers had time to hide before he came.
b. The lovers took the time to hide before he came.
c. The lovers had had time to hide before he came.
d. The lovers were tempted to hide before he came.
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Pour le premier, j'ai choisi 1a, mais kwiziq a dit que la réponse 1b ("You've") est exacte. Pourquoi ? En anglais, "you've had" veut dire "you have had", à peu près un temps parfait. Est-ce-qu'il aurait du que la correcte réponse soit 1a: "You had a little brother" ?
Mike
hi room, experts
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2) What happened to the translation of 'They'? in the French translation I cannot see that the word 'They' has been translated?
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Which of the following are correct?
la sœur
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hi room, experts:
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Please clarify, Thanks
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Bonjour tout le monde,
Dans ce quiz:
1. ''Vous eûtes un petit frère.'' means:
a. You had a little brother.
b. You've had a little brother.
c. You will have a little brother.
d. You have a little brother.
2. ''Les amants eurent le temps de se cacher avant qu'il n'arrive.'''means:
a. The lovers had time to hide before he came.
b. The lovers took the time to hide before he came.
c. The lovers had had time to hide before he came.
d. The lovers were tempted to hide before he came.
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Pour le premier, j'ai choisi 1a, mais kwiziq a dit que la réponse 1b ("You've") est exacte. Pourquoi ? En anglais, "you've had" veut dire "you have had", à peu près un temps parfait. Est-ce-qu'il aurait du que la correcte réponse soit 1a: "You had a little brother" ?
Mike
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