French language Q&A Forum

Some of the examples and test answers of used to + reflexive verb use avoir l'habitude de  and some dont.  I cannot find any explanation for this.

I am trying to understand the word, cachet, which I found in another exercise where it meant tablet.  I thought it had an additional meaning as a kind of wax seal.  Is it not appropriate in this passage as a synonym for sceau ?

Il a descendu ... but where is the verb meaning to walk? I would have translated this sentence as: Il a marché descendre ...  I left the question blank because it was confusing. Thanks for your help!

Just commenting again :

I wasn’t phased by the speed of this dictation per say, but I missed out on a couple of words due to the liaison in spoken French and not fully understanding what was being said. If i’d thought more about the English translation i’d have got one of them. I think it’s beneficial to hear the language spoken at normal speed by a native speaker, it sharpens the ear.