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How should we translate verbs ending in -ing into French?

Unlike in English, French only has one form of the present tense. This means that, no matter how tempting it may be, both 'I do my homework' and 'I am doing my homework' should be translated in exactly th...

Answered by Daniel P. French tutor
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"je les ai achetés" why does the past participle "achetés" have an "s" at the end when it is an "avoir" verb? I was taught that only verbs that use "être" as their auxiliary add endings to the past participle?

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Answered by Rosie B. French tutor
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"La Haine est sans doute un film pessimiste et anti-autoritaire".  Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous d'accord avec ce jugement?

Le film 'La Haine' est un film qui donne une vision pessimiste de la période de la société française qu'il montre, avec des éléments anti-autoritaires. Premièrement, l'image que Kassovitz donne de la poli...

Answered by Miriam B. French tutor
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When do I know whether to use "tu" or "vous"?

By default it is always better "vous" which is the polite form for "you", which you would use for a teacher, while "tu" should only be used with friends and close family memb...

Answered by Donatien V. French tutor
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How do you know the gender of French words?

In English we only use genders for people. In French everything has a gender and knowing it will allow you to use the right article, pronouns and ending of adjectives.
There are no absolute rules on ...

Answered by Donatien V. French tutor
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