French language Q&A Forum

I'm perplexed. My answer to a quiz was marked wrong when I translated "by tonight" as "d'ici soir". Apparently it should be d'ici ce soir. But by tomorrow is "d'ici demain". Could you please explain the difference because the lesson doesn't address this. Thanks.

Could someone remind why the subjunctive (j'aie) is used in this context. Thanks

It is my observation that a Frenchman will do almost anything to avoid double objective pronouns - for fear of making mistakes and because they sound fussy, awkward, and a bit snobbish. As they are used less and less frequently, the "correct" order is being lost even to the French. I have been encouraged by my teachers to reformulate to avoid this mare's nest. So

Je lui ai donné cela plutôt que je le lui ai donné. 

I had a more difficult time than usual understanding some of the French in this particular exercise.  There were certain phrases or words that seemed to have a different rhythm or pronunciation to them.   Conversations between two French people are one of the most difficult things for me to understand so that may explain my problems!  However, I was curious to know if the men spoke with a regional French accent?  Thanks 

Why use 'sont' not 'est' ? 

I think 'tout ce que' is musculin singulier 

Bonjour, j'ai une question de grammaire. Pourquoi utilsez-vous le pronom ce dans le phrase "ce ne sont pas des freres" au lieu de "ils"?

'Il a honte de ne pas plus aider les gens.'  I don't understand the use of 'ne pas plus' in the sentence.  Shouldn't it be 'ne plus'?

I am confused. Sometimes Ayez is used sometimes Ayons is used.

For example "Ayez confiance mes amis" I was corrected from Ayons

But here is one example Ayons foi en notre force . 

Is there a rule or we just have to know, like vocabulary

Why not just use pourquoi?? This lesson seems unduly complicated 

Could you help me find a reference to understanding the use of prepositions before infinitives (I understand prepositions after).

Also, I read the question as 'after months of wearing', but can à be used for the preposition 'of'?