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Message de fab76guitare posté le 19-01-2014 à 16:52:53 (S | E | F)
Hello!
I am working on my English improvement. However, I have a few issues as regards the end of my sentence:
4) Il a travaillé dans un pays anglophone pendant longtemps mais n’a jamais réussi à parler anglais correctement.
He had worked in a english-speaking country For a long time; however, he never succeeded in well speaking english.
Thank you for reading and helping me
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Modifié par lucile83 le 19-01-2014 17:43
Message de fab76guitare posté le 19-01-2014 à 16:52:53 (S | E | F)
Hello!
I am working on my English improvement. However, I have a few issues as regards the end of my sentence:
4) Il a travaillé dans un pays anglophone pendant longtemps mais n’a jamais réussi à parler anglais correctement.
He had worked in a english-speaking country For a long time; however, he never succeeded in well speaking english.
Thank you for reading and helping me
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Modifié par lucile83 le 19-01-2014 17:43
Réponse: Construction phrase/aide de silky, postée le 19-01-2014 à 18:11:36 (S | E)
Hello fab
Mind the use of capital letters
You have used two past tenses (past perfect and past simple)However there is a connection with the present and the use of "for" should also remind you of a rule....
I'll give you an example:
I have been reading this book for a few days.
Have a go....
Réponse: Construction phrase/aide de gerondif, postée le 19-01-2014 à 18:32:07 (S | E)
Hello,
you are mistaking "for"(depuis) and "for" (pendant).
I worked for two hours this morning" is correct.
He was ill for a week during the holidays last summer.
les 2 "pendant":
for + durée: question: How long was he ill?
during + période (au cours de) question: When was he ill ?
4) Il a travaillé (il travailla) dans un pays anglophone pendant longtemps mais n’a jamais réussi à parler anglais correctement.
He
Il travaille dans un pays anglophone depuis des années mais ne sait toujours pas parler anglais correctement se dirait:
He has been working in an English-speaking country for years but still can't speak correct English.
Réponse: Construction phrase/aide de mimioye, postée le 27-01-2014 à 12:09:31 (S | E)
Bonjour,
Quelques erreurs au niveau des majuscules mais aussi des temps
Si l'action est terminée on emploie le prétérit
Avec le "never" il s'agit d'un bilan donc :present perfect
He worked in AN English-speaking country for a long time;however , he HAS never SUCCEEDED in speaking English fluently (or properly)
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Modifié par lucile83 le 27-01-2014 12:59
Réponse: Construction phrase/aide de lemagemasque, postée le 27-01-2014 à 20:07:50 (S | E)
Hello mimioye!
Mettre un present perfect à "succeed" - un verbe que je n'aime pas, préférant son synonyme "manage", soit dit en passant - me paraît un peu "fort", voire "bancal".
En effet, je mettrais tout seulement un prétérit :
He worked in an English-speak country for a long time however he never succeeded in speaking English fluently (Bin diou, qu'est-ce qu'elle est longue cette phrase !)
Ou bien, la phrase de gérondif :
He has been working in an English-speaking country for years but still can't speak correct English.
He has been working for such a long time in a country where you speak English and he still can't speak fluent English!
See you!
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