Topic: Italian
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"Cosa fate dopo la scuola?"

    February 25, 2013

    14 Comments

    https://www.duolingo.com/pizza7

      "are you doing" should be accepted

      March 5, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Elena18

        I generally go with the present progressive when translating the simple present Italian sentences into English, as it is more natural- HOWEVER, in this case I am guessing that "what are you doing after school" would probably translate into future tense in Italian.

        March 17, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/marziotta
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        We can use the present for "What are you going to do after school?"

        March 17, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/eshank47

          I typed in "what are you doing after school?" and it was accepted

          April 1, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/positano

            why not "after the school"

            February 26, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/alavdaisere
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              Would you say that in English?

              March 11, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/Elena18

                No- you would not say that in English (<-----native English speaker).

                March 17, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/alavdaisere
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                  Yes, I know; I was asking a rhetorical question to press that point :)

                  April 1, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Sparloki

                    "do you do" == "are you doing", doesn't require present progressive to take the same immediate future translation

                    February 25, 2013
                    https://www.duolingo.com/saveTheGopher
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                      "What do you do after the school" was not accepted. There was a 'la' in the sentence. Was my translation correct ?

                      March 9, 2013
                      https://www.duolingo.com/alavdaisere
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                        Does that make sense in English to you?

                        March 11, 2013
                        https://www.duolingo.com/saveTheGopher
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                          I'm getting entangled in what I think is right and what I think will be accepted. Need to clarify it for myself. Thanks for the reply.

                          March 17, 2013
                          https://www.duolingo.com/cen3petal

                            it didn't accept 'after THE school' wtf

                            April 8, 2013
                            https://www.duolingo.com/duracel84

                              Is this "you" plural or singular?

                              April 9, 2013
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