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Please just an aside question

Sharon R.A1Kwiziq community member

Please just an aside question

Just an aside since i am still learning ,why " Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle " and not ....."je ferai les vaisselle"?
This question relates to:French lesson "Quand/pendant que + future tense (Le Futur Simple) - not the present tense = When/while I do something in the future (Sequence of Tenses in French) "
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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonsoir Sharon,
according to the Collins-Robert the word vaisselle is used singularly but has a plural sense to it.

dishes (= crockery collectively) = la vaisselle 

There are a few other words in French where this is the case.

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Sharon R.A1Kwiziq community member
Merci beaucoup Ron
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Please just an aside question

Just an aside since i am still learning ,why " Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle " and not ....."je ferai les vaisselle"?

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