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he was going
il allait
we had
nous avions
I worked
j’ai travaillé
convinced me
m’a convaincu
The hairdresser ruined my haircut.
Le coiffeur a raté ma coupe.
Everyone worked hard.
Tout le monde a travaillé dur.
If only we had a garden!
Si seulement nous avions un jardin !
if it was not raining, she would go out
s’il ne pleuvait pas, elle sortirait
My grandfather used to go to the dairyman to buy butter.
Mon grand-père allait chez le crémier pour acheter du beurre.
I never bet.
Je n’ai jamais parié.
She wrote him a long letter, but he didn’t read it.
Elle lui a écrit une longue lettre mais il ne l’a pas lue.