{"id":29891,"date":"2018-04-10T05:25:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29891"},"modified":"2018-04-10T02:52:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T00:52:31","slug":"french-grammar-what-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-grammar-what-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"French Grammar – What happened?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To wrap up this latest series of grammar posts, here is a little story for you to practice your reading comprehension and to test your ability to recognize the different verb tenses.<\/p>\n

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To see the English translations, use the toggle to open the preview box after each paragraph. To review the various grammar concepts, including a few that weren’t technically part of this series, click the corresponding links in the text.<\/div>\n

Mon fils vient de partir<\/a>. Nous avons din\u00e9<\/a> ensemble. On \u00e9tait cens\u00e9<\/a> diner chez mon fr\u00e8re, mais il a d\u00e9command\u00e9<\/a> au dernier moment. Comme nous allons bient\u00f4t partir<\/a> en vacances, mon fils et moi, je lui ai racont\u00e9<\/a> l’histoire de mon premier voyage en avion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouvrir (Open)<\/a><\/h4>\n
My son just left. We ate dinner together. We were supposed to dine at my brother’s, but he cancelled at the last minute. Since my son and I are going to leave on vacation soon, I told him the story of my first plane trip.<\/em> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

J’avais<\/a> 14 ans et je suis all\u00e9<\/a> en Floride avec mon meilleur ami, Edouard. Nous \u00e9tions<\/a> ins\u00e9parables, tout le temps ensemble. Nous avons pass\u00e9s<\/a> trois semaines chez les grands-parents d’Edouard pas loin d’Orlando ou nous sommes all\u00e9s<\/a> aussi (pour visiter Disney World). Une chose amusante nous est arriv\u00e9e<\/a> \u00e0 Disney.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouvrir (Open)<\/a><\/h4>\n
I was 14 years old and I went to Florida with my best friend, Edward. We were inseparable back then, always together. We spent three weeks at his grandparents near Orlando where we went too (to see Disney World). A funny thing happened to us at Disney.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nous \u00e9tions<\/a> assis sur un man\u00e8ge. Il faisait<\/a> chaud et Edouard portait<\/a> des tennis avec les lacets d\u00e9faits. Le man\u00e8ge venait de d\u00e9marrer<\/a> quand Edouard a cri\u00e9<\/a> \u00ab\u00a0J\u2019ai perdu<\/a> mes chaussures!\u00a0\u00bb Heureusement ses chaussures n’\u00e9taient<\/a> pas loin et nous les avons vite trouv\u00e9es<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouvrir (Open)<\/a><\/h4>\n
We were sitting on a ride. It was hot and Edward was wearing sneakers with the laces untied. The ride had just started when Edward shouted “I lost my shoes!” Fortunately his shoes were not far and we quickly found them.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Maintenant, mon fils est parti<\/a>. Je vais nettoyer<\/a> la cuisine et apr\u00e8s j’irai<\/a> me coucher!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouvrir (Open)<\/a><\/h4>\n
Now my son is gone. I’m going to clean the kitchen and then I will go to bed.<\/em> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To wrap up this latest series of grammar posts, here is a little story for you to practice your reading comprehension and to test your ability to recognize the different verb tenses. Mon fils vient de partir. Nous avons din\u00e9 ensemble. On \u00e9tait cens\u00e9 diner chez mon fr\u00e8re, mais il a d\u00e9command\u00e9 au dernier moment…<\/p>\n

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