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If I do not read or write in french does it mean I do not have to learn the Passe Simple  :)

Since the active voice was imperfect (Marie caressait son chat), why is not the passive voice also imperfect? I had chosen Son chat était caressé par Marie-

Hi, there’s a missing “afin de” in the audio, and “griller” is said whereas “rôtir” is written. Great exercises though, they’re really useful. 

J’ai utilisé les médecins dans la texte. Ce n’est pas correct ?

As per the lesson, it should be  "M. Dupont et Mme Vichy vous allés au bureau."  right? why is written vont ?

thanks in advance for the help

Je pense que je fais mieux que  26 de 60. 

I've used the Kwiziq library search to try and find a lesson (or any information) on how to use "à partir de", but no luck. For example, can a translation of "from the 24th of July to the 5th of August" be "à partir du 24 juillet au 5 août" as well as "du 24 juillet au 5 août"? What's the rule for using  "à partir de"?

And why isn't the rule included in this lesson?

Elle m'en donne quatre toutes les semaines.  Is said to be the correct translation of She gives me four every week.  Why is it that the "of them" is understood in English but not in French?  Maybe I'm being difficult, but it would seem that the "of them" should be clear either from the preceding information or just clear to whoever is hearing the phrase.  Please clarify -- is this another French idiosyncrasy??? 

I wrote "et je revêtirai les vêtements confortables" and it corrected it to "et je mettrai les vêtements confortables". Why can't I use the verb revêtir here? It's the word I always knew for "to put on [clothes]" and according to my dictionary that's exactly what it means.