French language Q&A Forum

Hi, this question is in reference to your lesson on when verbs with the auxiliary of avoir have to agree :

Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

I'm wondering about the second verb in this sentence: "Ils ont essayé d'échapper aux Nazis et entassé/entassés dans la rue."  Even though the COD is in front of the 2nd verb (entasser), it is the COD for the first verb, essayer.  Thus, the second verb, entasser would not be plural?

can I say j'ai mieux couru que toi? doest it work 

I have mentioned time as six heures quarante-cinq why it is marked wrong

Why is the above verb "commence"  in the present tense? I understand that after "Avant que" one uses the subjunctive, but shouldn't it be past subjunctive - therefore  " avant que je n'aie commencé à apprendre le français.

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I believe "recommendations" should be "recommandations", can someone please confirm that ? Thanks Paul.

Since "que" is in front of "un", it means "I bought only one bike" (not two).  If I want to say "I bought only a bike." (meaning I bought a bike and nothing else), can you say "Je n'ai acheté un que vélo?