French language Q&A Forum

The question asks which one is better... but there are two acceptable ways to say this in the answer box?  Why is en train de better?   

"we were not supposed to be able to come"- I keep getting this kind of error- the first is correct, the second is what I tend to do- not sure if it is passive voice that I am missing, or if there are times when what I think is a verb is being treated like an adjective.  any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.....

In a situation where we are deciding whether to use le français or simply français with the verb parler, would one or the other be more appropriate in certain settings, or are they both equally valid? I am curious if there are any nuanced differences between the two.

This was a question in the test and I chose the passé composé answer "Nous avons appris l'espagnol." because the action has no effect on the present. But the answer key said the imparfait answer "Nous apprenions l'espagnol." is correct choice. Why is that?

Bonjour,

I noticed that the adjectives and adverbs agree with le plus/le moins, all used were masculine. Is this so?

Merci :)

It might be helpful if you indicate which it is? My natural inclination is to think it's past tense.

... I hear “parapluie”. However, in “et j'achèterai un parapluie robuste” I hear “paraplu”. Is there really a difference there, and if so, why?

The question:

says it translates to "Suddenly, the creature was here, opposite me."

Does that mean that can mean both "here" and "there" in English then?

The transcription has "j'avais beaucoup de mal à parler" - shouldn't it be "du" instead of "de", going by the lesson cited in the exercise? At any rate, it sounded like "du" to me. Thank you.