1. Because we couldn't find the bus stop that did take us to where we wanted to go, so we had to walk around there until we found the bus stop that took us to where we wanted to go. I'm not sure what you're trying to say exactly. Maybe "We couldn't find the bus stop that would take us where we wanted to go, so we had to walk around until we found it." 2.Can you tell me how much people make a month around this area? Yes, sounds natural 3.Can you tell me how much their salaries and hourly rates are?' Yes, sounds natural 4. I want to share this idea that is related to what I am going to talk about in a second. Yes, sounds natural 5. I was trying to impress upon her how valuable her time is, because she's been wasting too much time and doing nothing. Yes, sounds natural