French language Q&A Forum

Can you also say ' Je n'étais pas permise à les manipuler'?

Could you please explain why we use "J'ai toujours voulu visiter Paris" - and for example "Hier je voulais visiter le musee"?

What is the grammatical explanation please for the two different tenses?

Merci ! :)

The English is "I have always wanted."  To me, this is a description of an ongoing feeling.  So I think "J'avais toujours eu."  The correct answer is given as "J'ai toujours eu"  To me this is a description of a single event.  Can anybody explain?  Thank you.

Why just "debut juillet" instead "au debut de juillet"?  Apparently I can't submit this question without more detail.  I don't know how much detail I can give.  It's a simple question

Puis vers vingt-deux heures trente,...

I used "Alors" instead of puis or one of the other possibilities.  

Why not alors?

The exercise uses « Mon parfum « 

Is parfum in this context « Flavor »? Is it appropriate to use the word saveur?

What is the difference between "pendant" and "durant"? They both mean "during". Can you use either one in a sentence?

Robert Cummings

I don't understand, why is it "allez" with a z at the end but "êtes" with an s? Isn't it the same form?

Question - He's having his make-up done.

(HINT: maquiller quelqu'un = to do someone's make-up)

Correct Answer - Il se fait maquiller

My Answer - Il s'est fait maquiller

Can someone explain this subtlety here?

On regardait les lucioles, et soudain elles ont toutes disparu.

Why is it soudain and not soudainement?