i'm getting confused when to use le/la and lui as a direct pronoun. I understand that le /la is he /she and lui to him or to her but is there a list of verbs which take lui as a direct translation from English is not always obvious

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Au cas où or juste au cas où, when do you insert juste?

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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

Aren't we suppose to use the futur anterieur in this sentence? Après avoir fini ma dissertation, je commencerai mes révisions

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S. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ce qu'on a envie

Why is "ce dont on a envie" (in the fourth sentence) not correct here? For that matter, why is "ce qu'on a envie" correct? The expression is "avoir envie de", isn't it? What am I missing here?

Also: why must the past tense in English ("didn't pay", "were encouraged") necessarily be translated as the present tense ("ne paye pas", "est encouragé") in French?

And finally, why is it incorrect to use "souhaiter" rather than "aimer" in the last sentence?

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

J'ai TOUJOURS été ...

I am still having issues with understanding the usage of toujours in the past tense vs imparfait. In Lawless french ( https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/) she states, "In a nutshell, the passé composé names something that happened, WITH A CLEAR BEGINNING AND END." She also says that- 'toujours' can be used in Passé composé if it represents 'always (and still now) (this explains its usage in this exercise, but its an ongoing feeling-not over and done!). However , I find these 2 statements mutually exclusive. How do I determine which form to use under the circumstances?

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David C.B1Kwiziq community member

Ce que j'aime le plus, c'est ton sourire. C'est vs est?Ce que j'aime le plus, c'est ton sourire.

What I like most is your smile

However would it not be: What I like most it is your smile

Why is c'est -> is

It should be

c'est -> it is

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Don G.A2Kwiziq community member