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Please how do I access the lesson links listed, because each time I tap on it, it Alway bring's out system error.

Pierre,fait-il encore le devoir

Change the negative expression 

Could you explain the difference between 'crayon', 'crayon à papier' and 'crayon gris'?  I do not draw, so I was unfamiliar with the latter two.  Are the latter two used primarily in the context of art?

How do I know which one to use?  If I want to say “he needs to go grocery shopping” (for example), are “il doit faire ses courses” and “il faut faire ses courses” equivalent or is there some nuance that doesn’t come through in English?

I am sorry to raise this, but I am afraid that I found the pronunciation of this phrase very difficult.

Even having seen the answer, I still could not reconcile the two.   "le temps" I managed to translate initially when hearing it as "longtemps", but seeing the correct answer and re-running the sound clip again and again, the closest I could get was "l'eau temps" and certainly not "le temps".

I recognize that there are many different ways of pronouncing things, but I do feel that in a dictation the diction should be clear.

Hi,in the sentence "He's jealous that we're successful ' which translates to " il est jalouse que nous ayons de succès", the ayons is indicative but why is it not avons and if the indicative is different than the present tense form, how should I know and it's not in the Lawless verb tables.Appologies in advance if these are dumb questions. 

Est-ce que je peux utilizer “cuire” comme “Je cuis une jolie dinde”? 

So, when is it appropriate to use "aime" and "aime bien ?"