French language Q&A Forum

How do I know which to use our of tenir and garder in any particular context, please?

Which of the conjugations of s'asseoir is the most commonly used?

Hello, 

Why do we use etait allée below instead of est allée? 

ex. Il a laissé sa voiture au garage après qu'elle était allée à la banque.

There was a question: 

Je suis retourné me coucher après que tu es parti. (correct answer as per quiz)

Should it be "Je suis retourné me coucher après que tu etais parti? 

Hello,

J'utilise ces tomates. ________ les dernières.
Why is it "ce sont" rather than "elles sont." It sounds like we are speaking about specific tomatoes, hences "elles." I am using these tomatoes. They are the last ones. These specific ones right here that we are both looking at.

Thanks! 

Why does travail need to be feminine in this context pleas

The object will be singular following a negation. In this case the object is the `sa collection. But a collection is inherently plural ins de jardin rather than nain de jardin. but why is the collection de nains and not des nains?

How can you differentiate the story from history ie. l’histoire. was marked as incorrect but I think it could have been either

Bonjour! 

Doesn't femme have two meanings: 'wife' and 'woman'? When should we use them in a sentence?

Thanks and regards

Liza