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would translate as: mes mains were not stopping trembling. I get very confused over this particular usage. Most of the use of imparfait that I get wrong are due to this rule. Could you explain it better?

In Part 3 : La seule chose qu'elle nous a laissé faire, ce sont les carreaux, here "les carreaux" has been translated as "the windows" and I think that may be an error. Or are they a particular type of window that she had in her room that she didn't know how to clean? 

In the first example, "se demander" does not agree in number or gender because the reflexive pronoun "se" is an indirect object.  Why doesn't that same rule apply to "se sentir" (I feel)?  Thanks.

Ok, so "Comment cela se fait-il?" by itself is the formal way of saying "How come?"

"Comment cela se fait-il que..." is the formal way of saying "How come...?" but since it is redundant the cela is often dropped.

"Comment se fait-il?" is never said by itself.

Have I understood correctly?

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I answered.......... à moins que ce NE SOIT un peu trop long?

The correct response was....... à moins que ce SOIT un peu trop long?

I thought "à moins que" was followed by the ne explétif?

I am confused. J'ai monté les escaliers.. Why.. unless I am a carpenter and I have a set of escaliers on my shoulder, surely I remain the intransitive subject .. I am not doing anything to the stairs.. I am climbing using the stairs. I am carrying myself, not the stairs. Could you use je suis monté par les escaliers? to escape the trap?

Why is it 'je venais'  when she is saying 'I was calling' rather than using appeler e.g. J'appelais simplement...'?

Thanks

Why is the example « deux-cents » hyphenated, but « J’ai cinq cents euros. »  is not hyphenated ?  Thank you.

if show me your hands is tes , why isn't it ta main for raise your hand/