French language Q&A Forum

in my gcse book the  english - i wanted to buy some trousers but they didn't suit me is translated as 

j'ai voulu acheté un pantalon mais il ne m'allait pas .

As this is a one off occasion why is the imperfect of aller used and not the perfect 

thanks

Why is 'rejoint ' used in the question: Qui te rejoint...? or  'vient' in Qui Vient manger?  Can any other conjugation of the verb be used? 

In the expression "une vraie histoire," is there any implication that the elaborate story is untrue? In English, "quite a story" can suggest that the audience might doubt the truth of the story. Is there any of that implied in French?

In this lesson there is an example of passer in passé compose using être:

Ma tante est passée par la boulangerie... 

and using avoir:

Nous avons passé une bonne semaine...

I can't see an explanation for this and I'm confused

John

I used "il a goûté des escargots," but the correct answer was listed as " il a goûté les escargots." Is that correct, and if yes, why?

One of the quiz questions: Nous ________ une fois par mois. We have money wired once a month. HINT: virer de l'argent = to wire money

The answer is listed as "Nous faisons virer de l'argent une fois par mois." Could it also be "Nous faisions virer de l'argent une fois par mois," since it's a repetitive action? 

Please explain the use of hors-d'ouvres vs amuse-gules or entrée

Remember Head Shoulders Knees and Toes?

Jewels, shoulders,

Knees and toys (repeat)

Ca-a-bba-age 

Lice and owls

Jewels shoulders

Knees and toys!!

You’ll never be able to unhear this! (You’re welcome.)

Anyone else practicing by singing Charlie Boisseau’s »Pourquoi Tu T’en Vas »?

Could someone tell me please why/when to use que rather than qui (and vice versa)

Thanks in advance