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What is the difference between C'est quoi ? and Qu'est-ce que c'est ? and in what context we use them? Both of them seem same to me in English. 

Hi. The sentence refers to the past, so why 'car il fait chaud', which is the present tense, and not the imperfect ' car il fasais chaud'?

Cheers,

Pekka Järvilehto 

Helsinki.

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

In a quiz, I was given the following sentences->

1. Ils sont riches. J'ai lu ________ quelque part. 

(They're wealthy. I read that somewhere.)

Now, the correct answer was cela/ça. Though I got it right but I would like to ask why “ceci” is inappropriate.

2. Elle pourra partir plus tôt : je lui ai promis ________. (She will be able to leave earlier: I promised her that.)

Here, too I would question whether “ceci” is acceptable or not.

3. ________  sera prévu. (It will be taken care of. )

The accurate answer is “Ce” but why can’t one use “Ça/Ceci/Cela” .

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.

Je vous souhaite une bonne journée.

Would you use the  “he/she” verb ending or the “ they” verb ending?

I see several people have asked this or similar question. I’ve read one available answer and am still confused, and I continually run up against this des vs les.

Example: Men use razors to shave. = LES hommes utilisent DES rasoirs pour se raser.

It is LES hommes because it’s referring to men in general. Why is it not LES rasoirs? Isn’t it referring to razors in general?

Thank you for any help. 

Usually “ne plus” in the negative for “no more, no longer” is pronounced without the s sound. But in this exercise “je n’aimais plus les vêtements que j’avais”, the s in plus is clearly pronounced. I cannot find the reason for this exception in any lessons - hoping it is just an error in the sound file? Also I can’t hear the “eu” in “j’ai eu envie” in the first sentence. Is this little word generally silent or omitted in oral, like “ne”, or is it just my ears? 

I have mentioned time as six heures quarante-cinq why it is marked wrong

why is et elle adore les livres and not des livres? is't it loving just books and not some specific "definite" books?

HI!

How to say in French ' They are coming to see me and you'?

Thank you