French language Q&A Forum

I don't understand why we can't use the 

when there is no reference to a duration of time. For example "during that year the letters had been sent"??? This sentence seems like it was a one time action. ???

To describe "Snow falls" ot just "Heavy snowfall", which verb should we use:

tomber or chuter?

What are the subtle or not-so-subtle differences between these two verbs?

Why is "objectif" not a good translation for "goal" here, and under what circumstances might one use it instead of "but"? 

Is it possible for purposes of emphasis to write or say "Allons-y à Paris" or should I just say 'Allons à Paris.'  Perhaps I could write 'Allons-y...à Paris'

Je préférerais être une sorcière!

J'adorerais être un loup-garou!

Je serais un seigneur de la nuit!

En tant que creature nocturne ...

... se transformer en monstre

How to know if an article would precede an identity or not? Thanks

Louise a souffert? Je pensais que les sentiments, les émotions et l'action continue seraient l'imparfait?

I’m wondering what the extra "t" is doing here? Avait-il is marked wrong. (It’s an interesting exercise!)

The answer given is je l'ai ecoutee. Why isn't it Je lui ai ecoutee, as we are listening to her? Ah, is is because it's not a transitive 'to', ?

I would find it helpful to have a lesson on the use of toujours vs encore. I tend to mix them up in French.

E.g.

Je me souviens toujours de ton sourire

Je me souviens encore de ton sourire

Or:

Je t'aime toujours

Je t'aime encore

The same in the negative:

Je n'ai pas encore travaillé 

Je n'ai pas toujours travaillé 

I know these have different meanings but I think I'm often mixing them up. 

This type of exercise is my favorite, where there is an almost one-to-one equivalence between the English and French words and groups of words for translation. I have two small questions. 

1. To denote nutritious, can we say: nutritif or nutritive?

2. To denote recover, can we say: se rétablir ainsi que récupérer?

Thanks!