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Grammar and Linguistics > help need please
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janaesl
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help need please
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i am teaching wish got a little confusedwhich sentence is correcta) Now I �ve visited France, i wish i learnt french in school. b) Now I �ve visited France, i wish i had learnt french in school. thanks in advance |
17 Apr 2014
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alex076
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Hi! If you have already finished your "school years", the correct sentence should be B. It is an action you wish that could have happened before your stay in France. Anyway, let �s wait for native speakers � opinions. Big hugs, Alessandra |
18 Apr 2014
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jannabanna
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As a native speaker I would say:
"Now I �ve visited France I wish I had learned French at school." Here the person is no longer at school.
Janet
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18 Apr 2014
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douglas
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I say - "Had learned" is your only correct option (3rd conditional?)-
Also, I would say either way (at or in ) is okay, but I prefer "in" (I am talking about content --I was in the classroom).
Cheers, Douglas
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18 Apr 2014
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FrauSue
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If you are a school pupil, option a) is correct. I �ve been to France and it inspired me, so I want to learn the language, but it �s not offered at my school.
If you have now finished school, option b) is correct. I went to France and struggled to understand people, so I regret that I didn �t learn French at school.
I also agree that "at school" sounds more natural than "in school", although "in school" is also correct.
I hope that helps. (I am a native speaker of UK English.)
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18 Apr 2014
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