French language Q&A Forum

Why is ‘en avance’ preferred over ‘à l’avance’ in the sentence ‘Heureusement qu'on n'avait pas acheté les places en avance !´ I am thinking of the exercise about the catacombs visit where ´Cédric had even called them beforehand´ is translated ´Cédric les a même appelés à l’avance - which is surely the same idea?

Hi there! Wondering if you could explain why sometimes "have been + verb" is in the present and sometimes the passé?

E.g.  "... l"alsace est multilingue..." (Alsace has been multilingual...) vs. "l'Alsace a gardé son multilinguisme" (Alsace has kept it's multilingualism) 

Merci d'avance!

hi, 

can someone tell me or give me a link for compound adjective.  for example there is a sentence un etonnement bon film and i am just trying to understand the complement of it.

thank you

Here is a link to the song on YouTube, which works for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up_IUfCFHao

In the sentence ‘’ If you manage to reach the cirque, you will have a truly unique experience. ‘’, could you translate this using Hypothetical Clauses using the Imparfait and the Conditionnel, thus « Si vous réussissiez à atteindre le cirque, vous vivriez une expérience vraiment unique ‘’ 

Please explain when to use tout and when to use tous. 

I hear a different word before the word belle in the last sentence.  The text states the word as aussi.  I hear either plus or tout.  Do you agree?

This question was asked in a TV show I watched today: “…mais est-ce que lui voudra te voir?” My question is why is lui used instead of il?

Correct: Il est allé visiter une maison.

Incorrect: Il est allé à visiter une maison.

Can someone explain please? Thanks

It seems strange that such a beautiful song should finish with the line “ In the shadow of your dog”. Chien can also be translated as charm eg avoir du chien. For what reason, therefore, is the final line not “ In the shadow of your charm”?