Wouldn't ramener be a better verb that rentrer? Or at least it seems to me. And as an English speaker, no one would say that they "put back" a car into a garage.
Better verb choice?
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Better verb choice?
Emma,
This has been discussed recently. The use of ‘ put the car ( back ) in the garage ‘ is common in some parts of the native English speaking world, not in others apparently.
Below is a general discussion on the approach of Kwiziq to choosing ‘ which correct ‘ English grammar is used here:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/is-this-english-correct
Regardless of regional differences in English usage, the colloquial French expression here is definitely ‘ rentrer la voiture … ‘., while ‘ ramener la voiture .. ‘ has a different meaning, as Cécile covers well in her response in the link below.
See recent discussion of both the regional difference and the French expressions.
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/is-this-english-correct
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