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Message de tsape01 posté le 26-04-2012 à 15:54:30 (S | E | F)
Good afternoon.
I have a question and I would like you to help me please. Look at this sentence!
" I remember that it took you a long time to succeed. If your sister had not been crying because you were being laughed at for being a poor diver, you would not have succeeded."
I'm not I don't understand "...were being..." and "...at for being...". What does this mean? And when could we use this tense?
It would also be better if you could translate it in French so that I canbetter understand better.
Thank you for all your answers.
tsape01
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Modifié par lucile83 le 26-04-2012 15:59
Message de tsape01 posté le 26-04-2012 à 15:54:30 (S | E | F)
Good afternoon.
I have a question and I would like you to help me please. Look at this sentence!
" I remember that it took you a long time to succeed. If your sister had not been crying because you were being laughed at for being a poor diver, you would not have succeeded."
It would also be better if you could translate it in French so that I can
Thank you for all your answers.
tsape01
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Modifié par lucile83 le 26-04-2012 15:59
Réponse: Were being/aide de headway, postée le 26-04-2012 à 16:06:37 (S | E)
Hi,
"you were being laughed at..."= you were being made fun of... people were laughing at you/ making fun of you...
" for being a poor driver."= because you were a poor driver/On account of your being a poor driver.
Headway.
Réponse: Were being/aide de lucile83, postée le 26-04-2012 à 16:45:30 (S | E)
Hello,
Il faut scinder la phrase pour la comprendre.
" I remember that it took you a long time to succeed. If your sister had not been crying because you were being laughed at for being a poor diver, you would not have succeeded."
Vous avez le verbe laugh at = 'se moquer de' conjugué ici au passif et prétérit en v-ing
For being... for exprime la cause et being est un gérondif
Je pense que vous traduirez vous-même maintenant
Réponse: Were being/aide de tsape01, postée le 27-04-2012 à 00:23:59 (S | E)
Bonsoir.
Tout est maintenant très clair.
Un grand merci à "lucile83" et à "headway" pour vos réponses et pour votre aide qui m'a été d'une très grande importance.
Amicalement
tsape01
Réponse: Were being/aide de willy, postée le 27-04-2012 à 11:05:24 (S | E)
Hello!
Un petit complément audio :
Lien internet
Réponse: Were being/aide de tsape01, postée le 27-04-2012 à 12:18:31 (S | E)
Bonjour!
Un grand merci à "willy" pour le petit complément audio. J'en avais vraiment besoin sans le savoir.
Amicalement
tsape01
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