French language Q&A Forum

Why not say “ en voiture” instead of “monte dans la voiture”?

I debated on whether to choose "she takes dance lessons" or "she's dancing." Although "she's dancing" isn't correct, "she takes dance lessons" seems too precise. It seems to me you could dance regularly in a structured way without necessarily taking lessons. For example, if you are a dancer. 

So although "she's dancing" is incorrect, "she dances" (in the sense that she's a dancer) seemed like it might be what you meant in English. "Elle fait de la danse" would work to mean "she takes dance lessons" but does it necessarily refer to lessons? Or can it refer to any regularly scheduled dancing?

Why is « ils sont passées »correct when one says « They passed the morning bringing eggs.. » Isn’t « to pass the morning » or «  to pass the weekend » a transitive use of the verb, therefore « avoir »?

Hello, 

If I were to say: I come from England, would it be

je viens d'Anglaterre 

In which case, I would use 'de' instead of 'en'

how do I say " it will be our golden wedding anniversary later this year"

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  I was taught that "Comment vous appelez-vous" was a perfectly proper way to ask "What is your name."  It was in our textbook as the only way to ask this question.  Later, when my daughter took French, she learned to say, "