Pour + infin + pp only is in past tense??
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Elaine R.Kwiziq community member
Pour + infin + pp only is in past tense??
From reading the explanation above it explains that you can only use pour + infinitive and pp when the action is in the past or have I misunderstood?
In the example given it says :
Tu auras une médaille pour avoir sauvé ce pauvre chat.
You'll get a medal for saving that poor cat.
Would it not be for having saved that poor cat??
Thanks in advance!
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing cause with "Pour (+avoir) fait" = For doing/having done in French"
Asked 6 years ago
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I agree that "...for having savid the cat" is the better translation.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Elaine !
I agree with you, but I'd noticed that in English you will sometimes use "for saving" when referring to past actions, in a way that you cannot in French, as mentioned in the lesson.
But I'm all for being grammatically accurate :)
The example has now been fixed.
Merci et à bientôt !
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