French language Q&A Forum

Hello!

I am wondering if someone can explain the difference between "un emploi du temps", "un horaire", "un planning/un plan" and "un calendrier". I have seen all of these as meaning "schedule" and am confused about the distinctions between them (and why the latter three were not listed as appropriate alternatives in the context of this exercise). 

Merci bien!

Tout le monde ______ des notes pendant la leçon d'histoire. C'était ennuyeux.

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

What a lovely poem! Thanks for making my  French learning experience so fun :)

Usage of à vs de.

The lecture above says this:

Je ne comprends pas le jeu. Je "click" sur the M, par exemple, mais rien ne se passe. J'essaie de le faire glisser jusqu'à la boîte, mais encore, rien de se passes. Peux-tu m'aide? Merci

How can it be "le repas de la Saint-Sylvestre"? Sylvestre was a man as I understand it?

I can see why you could use the pluperfect for "They would have had a dog if they had been able to". But "... could have" seems to call for the conditional past (although I agree that the meaning is the same).

Thanks

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?