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I don't understand why these are both correct, but one's in the passe compose and the other is in the imparfait.

En 2004, j'avais de l'argent.
In 2004, I had money.

En 1815, Napoléon a perdu la bataille de Waterloo.
In 1815, Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo.

Is it because Napoleon only lost the battle one time, but we can assume I had money for the whole of 2004.

I didn't understand one of the hints in this exercise:  "Iklnk"(I think) 

Could someone explain the function/meaning of “droit aux”, in contrast to the simpler “les” that presumably could have been used? From “qui a eu droit aux fameuses nausées matinales.”. Thanks

What is the function of "ne" in the phrase "avant qu'elle ne rentre?"  It translates, "before she gets home."

In the lesson it explicitly states "Note that in French, if you're using après + [verbe], we consider that this action always takes place in the past of when you're speaking. "

However the following was a question for the tests on the lesson.

"After going food shopping, I'll help you with your homework." This is neither 'said in the past' NOR actually already happed(ie 'in the past'). While inelegant, it means "After i go shopping I will help you ..."  The stipulated correct answer was "Après avoir fait les courses, je t'aiderai avec tes devoirs.'

Seems to fit the following translation "Apres je aurai fait les courses, je t'aiderai avec tes devoirs. Since both aactions are scheduled for the future with the homework help being predicated on the shopping being done.

(1) Can you use "désavantage" which, on the face of it, is the obvious word to use for 'disadvantage'?

(2) Can you use 'pile' instead of 'batterie'?

Or is there some nuance of meaning which I'm overlooking here?