WHICH TENSE IS RIGHT AND WHY IN THE SENTENCES BELLOW

It depends if you are trying to say he got along well, but did not know any French. Or if you are trying to say. He got along well, because of the French he had learned. The second implies he got along well, because of the French he had learned, while in France.

See if this helps you out.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/tenses

The second says he got on well in spite of not knowing any French. Can you actually read?

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Yeah, your right...some of us have way more important stuff to say like...Gungawank, vote down troll, he said hi there, ban this idiot already, stupid, crackpot, pervert troll, you da ***** etc...

How ever, does this website survive?