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I think i heard more words in this sentence- please clarify.

Pourquoi "les élèves français" au lieu de "les élèves françaises"?

Bonjour,

I noticed that in the video attached above, sometimes du is used rather than de with retard, for example - J'ai eu du retard / Le train a du retard.

While in this lesson, it mentions that "avoir (5 minutes) de retard". 

Is it when   "avoir ... de retard" uses with no specific time, the "de" can change to "du" ?  

Merci d'avance!

Tecla

Could you have as an alternative translation 'J'aurais pu l'y laisser' ?

I'm wondering why in the sentence: "...during that period, I did not have to take the train.", the imperfect of devoir is used instead of the perfect tense?  Since it is a specific and closed period of time (three weeks), doesn't that mean it's not an ongoing action?  Thanks.  

Why "prêts", and not "prêt"? "On", the subject of the sentence is singular.  Should not the adjective also be singular? 

No two ways about it, listening practice is everything. Took me a while to get my lug (ear to an English person) around this dictation but pleased with the results.