French language Q&A Forum

Hi,

I have read the below but it's still not clear to me. What is the difference between:

J'ai descendu les escaliers...

Je suis descendu du train...

Technically, you cannot use the near future for weather forecasting.  A forecast is a prediction; therefore, the future simple should be used.  The only grammatically correct way to use the near future for weather is when you are outside, the wind whips up, storm clouds roll in with thunder/lightening...then, you can say (in English, French, or Spanish) that it's "going to rain".  Perhaps in very colloquial language the near future is used for weather forecasts, but it is wrong, and this should be clearly noted in the lesson.

Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.

vs 

Pendant que tu feras tes devors, je ferai la vaiselle.

Are both of them the same? (that I could use it either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle to join the two sentences.)

Does the same rule also apply to some other words like "alors que" "tandis que" ?

Merci d'avance pour les réponses !

It would be helpful to have the dictation slower, or at least become slower as one needs to hear it repeatedly

Hi Team,
For clarity, I would suggest a sentence change:
Original:  With the "above 12 o'clock" times (13h, 14h, ...), you don't use et quart, et demie, moins le quart ...
Suggested:  When using the 24-hour clock (13h, 14h, ...), you don't use et quart, et demie, moins le quart ....