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15/04/2008, 15:37 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,121 Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? À mon avis, ce livre vaut la peine d'être lu In my opinion, this book is worth the trouble to be read It looks right to me ..... but my bones are saying theres some thing not quite right   Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 15:44 spg Joined on 23/08/2004 Southern Morbihan 56 Posts 1,049 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? Hi Pads I would say - this book is worth reading. Sue   Computing - it's another world    Report

15/04/2008, 15:52 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,121 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? I did think that but then I got confused by LU as I thought this was the past tense ? Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 15:54 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,361 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? I agree with Sue. Or maybe : Worth the effort of reading - although that's not perfect English.  We'd be more likely to say "Reading this book is worth the effort," I think.  I only think that in Sue's version, your prof' may think you've missed the "effort/trouble  bit. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

15/04/2008, 15:58 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,361 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?  Pads wrote: I did think that but then I got confused by LU as I thought this was the past tense ? No it is not the past tense - the clue is in the name.  The past tense would be something that has happened - which it has not yet.  You are suggesting to somebody that the the book is "worth the effort of being read" (in pedantic terms!)  (I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this bloomin' tense at the moment -having a Saga moment!  ) EDIT : The passive form of the infinitive is what it is! Healthcare Issues Site    Report

15/04/2008, 16:13 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,121 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? many thanks ..... must swot a little harder on these tenses ....... they are making me very tense..... Thanks for your help again Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 16:17 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,361 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? One thing about this tense (or form of it) as that it's constructed in exactly the same way in both languages being = etre (infinitive) read = lu  (past participal) !  Facile, quoi? Healthcare Issues Site    Report

15/04/2008, 16:28 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,121 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? Mmmm....... Mort facile ...    ( can I say that in french ?)  Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

15/04/2008, 16:29 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,361 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ?  Pads wrote: Mmmm....... Mort facile ...    ( can I say that in french ?)  I think you just did! Healthcare Issues Site    Report

15/04/2008, 16:32 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,121 Re: Am I translating this into the correct English tense ? Yeahbut .... do people use this expression ? Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

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