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1. Depuis Pâques, nous sommes dans notre maison de campagne
    We have been in our country house since Easter.

2. ll y a environ quinze jours, nous sommes allés ensemble au bord de la mer.
    About a fortnight ago, we went to the seaside together.

3. Il y a 200 ans il fallait 5 jours pour aller de Londres à Bath.
    Two hundred years ago it took five days to go from London to Bath.

4. ll est mort il y a trois mois.
    He died three months ago.

5. Nous marchions depuis plus de deux heures quand la neige se mit à tomber
   We had been walking for over two hours when it started to snow.

6. ll y a deux ans que je n'ai pas vu la mer.
    I haven't seen the sea for two years.
     It's two years since I saw the sea.

7. Sherlock Holmes habitait avec son ami Watson depuis de nombreuses années.
    Sherlock Holmes  had been living with his friend Watson for many years.

8. Le 23 mars, alors qu'ils prenaient leur petit déjeuner, quelqu'un frappa à la porte.
On 23rd March while they were having their breakfast someone (somebody) knocked at the door.

9. Watson allait se lever quand Holmes lui saisit le bras. lls se regardèrent.
    Watson was about to get up when Holmes grabbed (caught) his arm. They looked at each other (They exchanged glances) .

10. << C'est peut-être la jeune Française dont le père vous a écrit il y a quelques jours >>,
dit Watson.
<<Perhaps (Maybe) it's the young French girl whose father wrote to you a few days ago>>, said Watson (Watson said).

11. Vous auriez dû acheter ce livre lorsqu'il a paru.
      You should have bought that book when it was (first) published. (when it came out).

12. Si j'étais a votre place, j'irais passer mes vacances en ltalie
      If I were you I'd (I would) go and and spend my holidays in Italy.

13. Mon petit chien aime se coucher à mes pieds, près de la cheminée.
     My little dog likes to lie at my feet by (near, close to) the fireplace.

14. Ma mère voudrait que je devienne chirurgien
      My mother would like me to become a surgeon.

15. J'aime les asperges mais je ne suis pas très friand de tomates et de pommes de terre
      I like asparagus but I am not very fond of (partial to, keen on) tomatoes and potatoes.

16. Victoria était en même temps reine d'Angleterre et Impératrice des Indes
      Victoria was both Queen of England and Empress of India.

17. Je le lui dirai dès que je le verrai.
      I'll tell him (about it) as soon as I see him.

18. Elle allumera le feu pendant que vous mettrez le couvert.
      She'll light the fire while you set (lay) the table.

19. ll remonta sa montre ; elle s'était arrêtée une heure plus tôt.
      He wound up his watch (up), it had stopped an hour earlier.

20. Avez-vous apporté le livre que je voulais lire ?
      Have you brought the book I wanted to read?

21. Dès que le coq chanta, le fermier se leva et alla traire ses vaches
      As soon as the cock crowed the farmer got up and went to milk his cows.

22. Il distribua les cartes mais refusa de jouer.
      He dealt the cards but refused to play.

23. Il lui prêta son parapluie car elle avant perdu le sien.
      He lent her his umbrella because she'd lost hers.

24. Ils se levèrent de bonne heure et allèrent se baigner.
     They got up early and went for a swim.

25. Il avait eu la rougeole et avait été absent pendant plusieurs jours
     He had had measles and had been absent for several days.