"He stayed in my place for three weeks."

Translation: Il est resté chez moi durant trois semaines.

[Siniara]

It should rather be: "he stayed AT my place..." otherwise the sentence conveys a whole different meaning. "In my place" implies that he was occupying a place in which I should have been.

[LizabetN]

As stated, "He stayed in my place for three weeks" is ambiguous. How would one express this idea if the person were holding a place in a queue?

[Remy]

In this case, it would be:

• "Il a gardé ma place pendant trois semaines."

or

• "Il est resté à ma place pendant trois semaines."

[deactivated user]

It accepts the passé simple 'il resta' but not the imparfait 'il restait'. Hopefully someone can explain why?

[Wolvesbane]

The imparfait is used for a continuing past situations and habitual actions, while passé composé describes past events (like here).

Laura Lawless explains it well here: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/pasttenses_2.htm

Passé simple is apparently only used in literature:
http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/passesimple.htm HTH :)

[r.o.c.]

is it possible to say:

il est reste chez moi pour trois semaines. ?

[Remy]

No, in this case the correct solutions are:

• Il est resté chez moi durant trois semaines.

and

• Il est resté chez moi pendant trois semaines.

[r.o.c.]

thanks!

[Suzn1234]

Would 'il restait...' be correct here?

[Susan36330]

Why is it giving me the French sentence with "a la maison" rather than chez moi? A la maison does not state that he stayed at MY house but rather at the house/at home.