French language Q&A Forum

Can I write "C'est le mien" for It's mine

Hi, I just want to echo some of the sentiments and questions expressed below in that I find this lesson insufficient for helping me feel comfortable with the reasons that different verb tenses were used in the examples. Thanks for considering this feedback!

I understand both are used to indicate my, however, I’m not sure when to use one over the other

I’m wondering how you express next/the next/last/the last for the four seasons? Was unable to find an example on the site.

Google translates "tu dois du repos" as "you need some rest." But it sounds like Kwiziq only wants us to use devoir before an infinitive. However, the lesson only says "sometimes you can use devoir" without any explanation or examples. Despite the fact that multiple people have been complaining about this for years!

I think also the English translation might be tripping me up in certain instances. Like "you need to take a day off" in English uses the infinitive verb "to take" but in French it's "you need " which is a noun. It would be nice if the lesson explained that. 

I hate having to just memorize the quiz maker's answer without understanding why Kwiziq thinks it's correct.

I note that there are quests in the past to improve the content of this lesson and I am unsure whether any modifications have been made but it is still difficult to determine when devoir is an appropriate answer as well as avoid besoin de and avoir envie de.  Is it that there is an infinitive following if so why only devoir and not avoir envie de as in the case of needing to buy a handbag?  Surely it could be made clearer - google is not a reasonable guide and I want to understand!

I am struggling to understand when to use c’est rather than il/elle est despite having read through the suggested lesson. Can someone please help? 

It's spelt "notable".

How does personne work in a sentence written in past tense?

How would someone say “nobody believed me” for example? Is it “ne m’a cru personne” or should it be something different?