French language Q&A Forum

Why was my answer marked wrong because I used tu instead of vous when there was no indicator either way.

Wouldn’t either  choice be correct in a quiz?

I realize that in speech there is always a reason for choosing tu versus vous.

Thank you 

J'ai choisi abimer au lieu de ruiner, un mot qui n'était pas dans mon vocabulaire avant.  C'était un mauvaise utilisation d'abimer ?  Dans la même phrase, j'ai utilisé jolie au lieu de belle.  Un autre mauvais choix?

In level C1 why is there so much emphasis on passé simple?  I would rather be practising useful phrases. Thank you.  

I thought they were the same as English's what and which but I feel like that's wrong.

soir vs soiree 

I don't know if there are any more. Thank you in advance! 

In the sentece: 'Ensuite, j'ai pris une éponge et un shampoing...' I don't hear the word 'Ensuite' but 'Puis'. Is it me or is it a mistake_

Why use why use elles vont de Cannes pour le festival du film. I used A and got it wrong

If you are refering "vous"  formally to single person would  "Vous n'êtes pas arrivé en retard". Arrivé without the "s".

Well, I did it again, and my frustration is really mounting.

I went with "des ordannances" thinking that 1) "some" is implied here (one goes to the pharmacy for some/any prescriptions) and 2) prescriptions are countable.

Since the answer is "les", I have to ask: does the use of "on" (instead of "nous") automatically imply the statement is general and thus the use of le/la/l'/les?

Would these then be correct? Nous servons du café. -and- On serve le café. That does not seem right to me.

Or, is it just because I translated just the part of the sentence ("or for prescriptions at the pharmacy") and not that part of the sentence as part of the whole sentence...?

Maybe I need clarification on how to distinguish "general" statements from "some/any" statements or learn if there is some additional concept that I need to consider when deciding between les and des.