"Lentamente, la gara finisce."

Translation: Slowly, the race ends.

[kikki90]

the pronounciation of "gara" is really strange

[J.Franchomme]

That's true!

[SeriousSham]

My italian friend thought it was guerra :/

[ackworth]

In a number of phrases the present continuous tense ( eg is ''finishing')has been used by students and teachers - now it is incorrect?

[lindaljc]

I agree; why is it wrong in this case?

[kilioopu]

Can the reflexive verb be used here, ie ... la gara si finsche?

[mprdo]

Sounds pretty boring. 31Jan16

[SweetpeteUK]

Snail racing?

[redbrickhouse]

I was thinking along those lines! A race that ends slowly is an oddity for sure.

[LotSparham]

DL, what the heck.....race, slowly ending....what is this supposed to mean?

[Nonna602151]

...a marathon, perhaps?

[Nonna602151]

"...finishes slowly." Nope! Incorrect!

[Gin283952]

'the race ends' is not a phrase we would use in English much, but 'the race is finishing' we would use. Why is 'the race is finishing' wrong?

[daniel87359]

Is it weird to put "slowly" at the beginning of an English sentence?

[LotSparham]

No, not as long as you put a comma behind it. The above practice sentence is not a very good example - a better example could be: "Slowly, the snake inches towards its prey", or: "Slowly, the train grinds to a halt". The point is that "slowly," illustrates a quality of the process. What makes DL's practice sentence a bad example is that "ending" is describing the point where something ceases to exist - not a process.

[clairelanc3]

Is ending is not correct? You're kidding!