French language Q&A Forum

Hi, the text seems to sometimes, but not that often, use the Passé Simple (e.g. from the text: adoptèrent, acceptèrent).

I know that this tense is used almost exclusively in written, as opposed to spoken, French. Do you have any other guidelines on when this tense is invoked, as it seems to be used only occasionally even in a single piece of written French. 

Je crois que le verbe "attendre" veut dire "to wait for". (J'attends ma mère, le train, etc.)

Pourquoi est-ce qu'on dit ici "alors attendre pendant des mois POUR une tomate". 

Expliquez, s'il vous plaît.

For example, I am wondering why the phrase je me fais faire de nouvelles sandales (I am having new sandals made) requires the "me" - would the meaning be changed if it was omitted?

In the tutorial Sortir can be used in the context of leaving. That is why I gave that option as a possible answer in the tick box. To avoid confusion the sentence in parenthesis should be removed.

Nous sortons juste du métro.We're just coming out of the metro.
(We're just leaving the metro.)

Mercedes est refusée!! Est-ce que ce n’était pas le prénom de la petite amie d’Edmond Dante avant qu’il soit emprisonné sur l’Ile de Montecristo?

While the speed was challenging, by listening several times I better understood many of the words. In the future, I will need to follow the whole story more carefully to help put each line in better context. Question: As someone at A2, am I overreaching to practice at a B1 level?