French language Q&A Forum

In the examples above the es in "tu es" is pronounced like the ê in êtes and also like the e in et. Is there a rule for which pronunciation to use when? Or is it more of a regional difference?

De plus, c’est petit et aussi c'est à pouvoir être utilisé en cas d’urgence. 

De plus, c’est petit et aussi c'est peut être utilisé en cas d’urgence. 

De plus, c’est petit et aussi c'est pouvoir être utilisé en cas d’urgence. 

It is listed as adverb and I am confused.

can we say: "Baptiste est mon le plus mauvais ennemi." ?

il nous ai parlé or il nous ai parlés 
Whic one is true?  
I wish your helps thank you so much

Here we use Passé composé because the use of the negation ne ... pas insists on the fact that the action stopped happening at the specific time mentioned (since/for) in the past. 

If we used Présent indicatif here, it would make it sound like the action "keeps on stopping" during the given length of time.

To say that a (recurring) action in the past has now stopped happening with depuis, you can also use Présent indicatif with ne ... plus (not any more) instead of ne ... pas: 

Regarding Cathy's question, the two following answers were accepted as being correct with both là  and y replacing 'dans une clairière'. The first was the answer given by KWIZIQ as the first choice.

1. je me repose là pendant quelques minutes. 

2. je m'y repose pendant quelques minutes.

 I understand that y can replace 'dans + place',  and I often read that y and là have different meanings, but have never found a clear explanation as to when you 'can' use one or the other when referring to a place.

I would really appreciate someone explaining to me why both are correct.  

Why is it "Nous faisons des progrès" instead of "le progrès?

Why is there a need to add "je suis" to "d'accord?"  There are only 2 people in this conversation, so it would seem obvious that the one is agreeing with the other without identifying himself.  It's a bit cumbersome and wordy, esp in spoken interaction.  Do  people actually talk like that in real life???

Je ne suis pas une mère, donc je n'ai pas des enfants. 

On my computer the hints are shown on the phrase after they are needed - eg tout le monde.  I have seen this on many of the excercises.