French language Q&A Forum

I keep seeing "s'est" and such, but I don't know why it's used. I can't understand the meaning behind it, and I also see "s'est terminé" when terminer isn't a verb that uses etre when conjugated into passé composé.

The boys cut out "des poissons," why do they stick "les" on their friends' backs instead of "en"? 

I don't understand why we can't use the 

when there is no reference to a duration of time. For example "during that year the letters had been sent"??? This sentence seems like it was a one time action. ???

This translation caught my attention as number doesn't agree:

Le duc et la duchesse accueilleront la Reine comme il se doit.The Duke and Duchess will greet the Queen as one should.

Why would this not be "comme on se doit" ? for "as one should"

Why in this sentence are we using past perfect in one part and subjunctive present in the other? For temporal coherence, shouldn't we use the subjunctive past in the second part? 

Also, can we use 'reprimande' in French, instead of remarques, for reprimand in English?

May I know why does the text use "encore les trois" instead of "tous les trois"? Merci.

From Ontario and it is a big deal here, making costumes decorating the house, street parties, parades, etc.

Merci l'automne poésie c'est fantastique.