Camper ; faire du camping

Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The sentence in English states “In summer, I go camping”. In the dictionary “to go camping” = faire du camping, so “En été, je fais du camping” which matched your translation. I was surprised to see your final translation “En été, je campe” which I would read as “In summer, I camp” - I feel a subtle difference in nuance here. Sorry if i’m coming over as a bit picky

This question relates to:French writing exercise "I love camping!"

Freeform Writing Exercise A1

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Anita,

The four options given for 'in summer, I go camping' are -

En été ...

je campe

je vais camper

Je fais du camping

je vais faire du camping

and they are all correct.

Bonne Continuation!

Like14 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

There's a slight nuance but I wouldn't fret it. Both are correct and you deserve to give yourself full credit for your answer.

Like04 years ago

Anita P. asked:

camper ; faire du camping

The sentence in English states “In summer, I go camping”. In the dictionary “to go camping” = faire du camping, so “En été, je fais du camping” which matched your translation. I was surprised to see your final translation “En été, je campe” which I would read as “In summer, I camp” - I feel a subtle difference in nuance here. Sorry if i’m coming over as a bit picky

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