French language Q&A Forum

Is there a difference between using 

etre a + moi/toi/lui/... 

and

possessive pronous? 

Or could they be used interchangeably? Are there certain situations in which one would be better than the other? 

For example: 

Ces lunettes de soleil ne sont pas les siennes.

Bonjour,

I've just been explaining this to my wife and I think it has finally gone in at last

Hi, I think I'm a bit confuse when comes to gender. I thought whenever for feminine, need to add -e. But, how come there is a gender for fruits. And when come to souris, how do I know the gender for the animal? 

Can we use "d'habitude" at the beginning of a sentence?

"D'habitude, je ne prends pas le train."

Merci

I was almost finished the level evaluation test when I inadvertently logged out.

However when I returned clicked on finish test to bring back the work and was told I had 0% correct with nothing answered (not true). Why can't I access the test again or a similar one? I'd like to know the results. Now the system is choosing work for me based on 0% knowledge.

Can this be rectified?

Thanks,

What's the meaning of this phrase, "enchaîné les apéritifs?"

"A series of drinks?" or perhaps even "a round?"

In the first phrase you use encore for « still » and did not give toujours as an alternative.  Laura Lawless in the article on thèse words says “ When talking about something that still exists or is still happening, toujours is the better option.".   Why is toujours wrong here?

Is it just me or was the speaker going a bit fast for A2 level?

Is it correct to say 'Il fallait qu'il annule son vacance' or should the 'annule' also be in the past tense? Merci.

I have already pointed out that it has turned out to be impossible to introduce a cedilla in our responses, either using the directions on your page or keyboard commands that usually works for MS Word. So, I will always be faulted for this apparent mistake even though I have done my best to avoid it.