"You read the newspaper."

Translation: Vous lisez le journal.

[andyhowzer]

why doesn't "lisez vous le journal" count?

[Sitesurf]

Because "lisez-vous le journal ?" is a question (with hyphen and question mark)

[andyhowzer]

ah it must have been the hyphen, as i had the question mark when i originally answered.

[Raiko17]

I thought Vous an Tu could be translated to you

[Sitesurf]

yes: "tu lis" or "vous lisez" both translate "you read".

[xobxela]

Why wouldn't "Tu as lu le journal" also be accepted for "You read the newspaper" as in English it could either be present or past as there is no context.

[Sitesurf]

When there is no context, there is no alternative, you have to translate present with present, both ways.

[xobxela]

But if it is presented as "You read the newspaper" there is absolutely no way of knowing if it is present or past.

[SophiaOnus]

Pretty confusing

[SophiaOnus]

Lisez, lisont, lit ,lis