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My book says “me conviendrait” but I’m wondering should it not be “me conviendrais”?

Hello - 

I'm still confused about why "Nous nous habillions à 6 heures et demie", "We got dressed at half past 6", is imparfait and not passe compose. This seems to be one specific event (not describing a repeated action), is complete, has a clear beginning (6:30), and isn't an opinion or (I don't think) story background. What rule would I use to know it's imparfait?

Why does tapisser not work here as a translation of wallpaper (verb)?

There were two cases in this exercise where I felt that my word should be acceptable but it was not given as an option:

1.Your answer: Janine était professeur de français avant; whereas mine was : Autrefois, Janine était....... Why would autrefois not be acceptable?

2. For such a short word, 'so' can be confusing. The English phrase was "so that wasn't too complicated!". Would ainsi be correct? I can imagine the english word 'thus' in this context.

Je t'appelle ________ .

I'll call you before leaving.

votre réponse correcte est :

Je t'appelle avant de partir.

(I "will" call you before leaving)

Pourquoi pas :

Je « t'appelleras »...