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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [quatre-vingt-cinq]

Questions – Passé 1

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How much did you drink? C-mb-e- -n-a-ez---u--bu ? C______ e_ a________ b_ ? C-m-i-n e- a-e---o-s b- ? ------------------------- Combien en avez-vous bu ? 0
How much did you work? C-m-i----’heu----avez--ous --a-----é ? C______ d_______ a________ t________ ? C-m-i-n d-h-u-e- a-e---o-s t-a-a-l-é ? -------------------------------------- Combien d’heures avez-vous travaillé ? 0
How much did you write? A--z---us--e-uco-p é---- ? A________ b_______ é____ ? A-e---o-s b-a-c-u- é-r-t ? -------------------------- Avez-vous beaucoup écrit ? 0
How did you sleep? Co--e---avez--o-- ------? C______ a________ d____ ? C-m-e-t a-e---o-s d-r-i ? ------------------------- Comment avez-vous dormi ? 0
How did you pass the exam? C-m-en--a-ez-v--s---ssé --e-ame--? C______ a________ p____ l_______ ? C-m-e-t a-e---o-s p-s-é l-e-a-e- ? ---------------------------------- Comment avez-vous passé l’examen ? 0
How did you find the way? C--m--t--v---vous-t-------e -he-i- ? C______ a________ t_____ l_ c_____ ? C-m-e-t a-e---o-s t-o-v- l- c-e-i- ? ------------------------------------ Comment avez-vous trouvé le chemin ? 0
Who did you speak to? A-ec q---a-----o---parl- ? A___ q__ a________ p____ ? A-e- q-i a-e---o-s p-r-é ? -------------------------- Avec qui avez-vous parlé ? 0
With whom did you make an appointment? A-e--q---ave-------pris--n----d-z------? A___ q__ a________ p___ u_ r__________ ? A-e- q-i a-e---o-s p-i- u- r-n-e---o-s ? ---------------------------------------- Avec qui avez-vous pris un rendez-vous ? 0
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? A--c q-i--v-z vo-s-fêté---tre-an--v--------? A___ q__ a___ v___ f___ v____ a___________ ? A-e- q-i a-e- v-u- f-t- v-t-e a-n-v-r-a-r- ? -------------------------------------------- Avec qui avez vous fêté votre anniversaire ? 0
Where were you? Où --------- al-és-? O_ ê________ a____ ? O- ê-e---o-s a-l-s ? -------------------- Où êtes-vous allés ? 0
Where did you live? Où a--z-v-u- ---it--? O_ a________ h_____ ? O- a-e---o-s h-b-t- ? --------------------- Où avez-vous habité ? 0
Where did you work? O---v-----u---r--a-l---? O_ a________ t________ ? O- a-e---o-s t-a-a-l-é ? ------------------------ Où avez-vous travaillé ? 0
What did you suggest? Q---vez-vous -ec--m---- ? Q___________ r_________ ? Q-’-v-z-v-u- r-c-m-a-d- ? ------------------------- Qu’avez-vous recommandé ? 0
What did you eat? Q--a-ez----s ma--é ? Q___________ m____ ? Q-’-v-z-v-u- m-n-é ? -------------------- Qu’avez-vous mangé ? 0
What did you come to know? Qu’-vez-vous a--r-s-? Q___________ a_____ ? Q-’-v-z-v-u- a-p-i- ? --------------------- Qu’avez-vous appris ? 0
How fast did you drive? À quel-e---t--s- av---v--- -o--uit-? À q_____ v______ a________ c______ ? À q-e-l- v-t-s-e a-e---o-s c-n-u-t ? ------------------------------------ À quelle vitesse avez-vous conduit ? 0
How long did you fly? C-mbie---e--e--- a-ez-vo-- volé-? C______ d_ t____ a________ v___ ? C-m-i-n d- t-m-s a-e---o-s v-l- ? --------------------------------- Combien de temps avez-vous volé ? 0
How high did you jump? À-q-e-le-h--teur--v-z----- s---é ? À q_____ h______ a________ s____ ? À q-e-l- h-u-e-r a-e---o-s s-u-é ? ---------------------------------- À quelle hauteur avez-vous sauté ? 0

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In Africa, a great deal of different languages are spoken. No other continent has so many different languages. The variety of African languages is impressive. It is estimated that there are about 2,000 African languages. However, all of these languages are not alike! Quite the opposite – they are often completely different! The languages of Africa belong to four different language families. Some African languages have one-of-a-kind characteristics. For example, there are sounds that foreigners cannot imitate. Land boundaries are not always linguistic boundaries in Africa. In some regions, there are a great deal of different languages. In Tanzania, for example, languages from all four families are spoken. Afrikaans is an exception among the African languages. This language came into being in the colonial period. At that time people from different continents met each other. They came from Africa, Europe and Asia. A new language developed out of these contact situations. Afrikaans exhibits influences from many languages. It is most closely related to Dutch, however. Today Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia more than anywhere else. The most unusual African language is the drum language. Every message can be theoretically sent with drums. The languages that are communicated with drums are tonal languages. The meaning of words or syllables depends on the pitch of the tones. That means that the tones have to be imitated by the drums. The drum language is even understood by children in Africa. And it is very efficient… The drum language can be heard for up to 12 kilometers!