French language Q&A Forum

In an exercise I should fill in the following gap:

Mon fils ________ aller aux toilettes.

I choose "envie d'" but the solution seems to be "a besoin d'". But one example in the lesson about "Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to (Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to (French Expressions with avoir))" is:

So I would like to know, if both are correct. And if not, how do I choose the right one?

Best regards,
Martin

I just read that the definite article MUST contract if followed by a masculine article, but see that "la boulangerie est près DE l'hôtel" is correct.  Shouldn't it be "la boulangerie est prés DU l'hôtel"? 

The correct answer is given as "dernieres decennies."  I was always taught that when dernieres precedes the noun, it means "final."  Derniere comes after the noun to mean "recent" or "preceding."  

not sure why it is not imaginée since it is a lady talking. (reflexive verb, compound tense)

The two answers so far have differing advice. Could Cécile comment please?

Laura Lawless’s explanation seems to accord with Alan’s - se parler is one of "20 verbs for which the reflexive pronoun is always an indirect object" (That is, they’re talking to each other, not talking each other, and parlé is invariable.) 

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/agreement-with-pronominal-verbs/

I always say this to my daughter (I'm trying to teach her french too). But if this is more of a general statement, is that a bit of a weird way to speak to a child then? I.e. to tell them to go and brush their teeth.

A couple of questions:

En forme et en bonne santé- is this a standard spelling despite the masc noun animal?

I struggle with the passive voice..."par" is supposed to be a signal of it....is "the rules have to be established" a passive voice? Why isn't the answer ....is faut que les règles établissent?

Thanks so much for your help with this

Why is l'imparfait used here instead of le passé composé?

« Si le problème se révélait être plus grave... »

Also, is it correct to say "des tiges métalliques" here?

« ...avec des barres métalliques. »

Due to my stupidity I missed marking one of my answers but one cannot go back to and answer.  Could this be changed.  Thank you. 

Sylvia