"His father had as many pairs of spectacles as mine did."
Translation:Son père avait autant de paires de lunettes que le mien.
January 29, 2018
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The mapping between the various English and French past tenses is not clear cut, and it seems like Duo will accept either in many cases.
This article: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/ lists a number of rules, all of which seem to point to the imparfait for this sentence.
There is also a discussion on the Duo forums here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/17567672/Imparfait-vs-Passé-Composé