French language Q&A Forum

I am still trying to figure out when to use "de" vs du or de la. In the sentence "qui a servi de résidence papal....." Why is it not "de la" as this seems to be a very specific thing and not a general category.

Thanks in advance

Is there a list of verbs that are followed by "a" ?....  such as demanded 

WRITE THE FOLLOWING TIME IN FRENCH USING MOINS LE QUART. 1. 3:45 2. 20:45 3. 21:45 4. 7:45 5. 23:45

Is it correct to say —la vue depuis mon balcon (the view from my balcony) 

Très bonne exercice pour pratiquer mon pauvre français. Je

"none of them is good" is not correct or appropriate english grammar. the correct phrase should be are, not is. I am seeing several english grammar mistakes in here. quite disappointed. 

I always understood that if you use 'on' that you had to match it with 'son mécontentement 'ie. 'On' with 'son' and 'nous' with 'notre'

Can anyone clarify ?

Why "ils ont pris le temps"  (passe compose).  It seems to me this should be "ils prenaient les temps"  (imparfait).  This part of the sentence describes the background.  Also, this is an opinion.  I note that the same sentence uses provenaient (imparfait) 

How do I know which one to use?  If I want to say “he needs to go grocery shopping” (for example), are “il doit faire ses courses” and “il faut faire ses courses” equivalent or is there some nuance that doesn’t come through in English?