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Lewis

Kwiziq community member

17 November 2017

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Achète-t-il des pâtes? Just to be sure, the translation could be equally, "Does he buy pasta?" and "Is he buying pasta?", is that correct?

This relates to:
Forming inverted questions in Le Présent with il, elle, on -

Chris

Kwiziq community member

18 November 2017

18/11/17

Yes, both translations would be correct. The choice depends on context.

-- Chris. (not a native speaker).

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

19 November 2017

19/11/17

Bonjour Lewis !

You can also look at our related lessons:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/le-present-usage-where-present-continuous-is-used-in-english-ongoing-current-actions

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/le-present-usage-where-present-tense-is-used-in-english-current-actions-habits-situations

Bonne journée !

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