French language Q&A Forum

The lesson gives two answers, one with "aussi" and "plein d' ", and one with "également" and "beaucoup".  The final text uses "aussi" and "beaucoup": "Je mange aussi beaucoup d'abricots." 

So, is it ok to match aussi/également with plein d'/beaucoup and vice versa?

I knew that in inverted questions you use the subjunctive after verbs like 'Pensez-vous...'  If you start the question however with 'Est-ce que vous pensez...?' does that rule about the subjunctive not apply?  I ask because I had put 'Est-ce que vous pensez que ce soit un problème structurel' and this was marked with a correction to '.......c'est' instead of 'ce soit'

i don't understand the translation. why is "she would read" translated to "elle lisait" and not "elle lirait"?

i thought that "would" is conditional verb in english so it should be translated too to conditionnel in french? need any explication

C' ____(être) une petite histoire de la brosse à dents que je ____(lire). Ce sont des Chinois qui _____(inventer) la brosse à dents au 15 siècle. A cette époque* - là, elle ____(être) faite de poils de sangliers* et d'un manche en ivoire*. Les Français _____(commencer) à se servir d'une brosse à dents sous Louis XIV.

Can someone at least point me to a detailed explanation of when to use Tu. I am 74 and I have assumed nobody will tutoyer me automatically. I would prefer not to tutoyer someone else merely for some hierarchical reason, so I am focusing on the vous form (as does Pimsleur, which I am also using). But, if I go to a French Meet Up in America, will everyone be using Tu? And what about visiting Guadeloupe?