French language Q&A Forum

This was also marked incorrect: "ou si l'on préfère les activités sportives" (specifically the "l'"). I thought it was correct to place an "l" in that context (i.e., before a vowel")?

I translated "on top of" (the work surface) as "en dessus du" (plan de travail) rather than "sur le plan de travail".  When would you use "en dessus de" (or au-dessus de) instead of "sur"?

Beautiful island. Great listening opportunity. But the music is so loud, I'm having trouble hearing the narrator. Dommage. 

It's said "Je suis assis entre Léa et Tim" above.

Firstly; Is there a present continuous form in french?

And why do we use "être" in this sentence?