French language Q&A Forum

Can I say: "qui se trouve dans l'île des fruits et des légumes."

instead of "qui se trouve au rayon fruits et légumes."

I don't understand the usage of a été and était in some cases.

For example, in this exercise: https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/exercises/overview/1414
one of the sentences is "Ce matin j'ai été assez paresseuse". Why is "j'ai été" used here instead of "j'étais"? Doesn't "ce matin" automatically imply duration (as in she was being lazy the whole morning or during some part of the morning)?

But in this exercise: https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/exercises/overview/1414
one of the sentences is "Maman était très heureuse". Why is it "était" instead of "a été"?

I answered the micro-Kwiz with two ‘en’ + saison answers rather than l’ + saison, but they were marked as ‘nearly’ right rather than correct. Could anyone give me a bit of a further explanation as to why ‘en’ is not entirely correct in the below examples? Every time I think I’ve got my head wrapped around ‘en’, I make a new mistake!

How would you say "In the summer, you go to the beach."? En/l’été, tu vas à la plage 

How would you say "In the winter, you go to the mountains."? En/l’hiver, vous allez à la montagne.

I'm fairly sure that "Tu fais quoi demain?" should be accepted here rather than "Qu'est-ce que tu feras demain" no? It's not listed under the acceptable answers, but I think it should be granted the informal nature of the conversation. Can someone confirm?

On va voir le musee

On devrait prend le taxi

C’était juste assez au-dessus de mes compétences pour être un bon défi, mais assez proche pour être amusant. Il ya eu des moments où mes tentatives étaient vraiment réussies ! Ca me donne confiance pour faire les conversations quotidiennes. Merci !

How can I find all the lessons related to a specific topic, such as adverbs or L'Imparfait, on your platform? Encompassing all levels from A1 to C1. Thanks!

"Je suis blonde avec des cheveux longs et bouclés"

Can someone put me on to a link as to why this uses des, and not les?

To me , des means "some", so literally : "I have some long and curly hair". 

I thought you needed to use le/la/les for body parts ?

Using le, la, les with body parts and clothing (definite articles)

Thanks, Paul.

How do I distinguish between a reflexive verb where the action is happening to the subject and not to each like in reciprocity as explained here.