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French
A Level

Translate these common French idioms

Je l'ai acheté pour une bouchée de pain - 'mouthful of bread' / fig. 'it didn't cost much'
Faire la grasse matinée - 'fat morning' / fig. 'to sleep in / lie in'
Tomber dans le panneau - 'to fall...

Answered by Elliott S. French tutor
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Derive a past participle from the infinitive in this sentence to make a correct French sentence: Les lieux ont été (déserter) par les migrants car placés sous haute surveillance policière.

I explained this question in my interview. The correct answer is désertés. We went through uses of past participles in French and how they must agree with their subjects when used as passives.

Answered by Charlie H. French tutor
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How do you form the perfect tense in the subjunctive mood and when is it used?

The subjunctive perfect form of a verb is derived in the same way as the indicative perfect form with the auxiliary (être/ avoir) and the past participle of the main verb, except the aux...

Answered by Kathryn M. French tutor
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Translate into French: My credit card was hacked last week, so I am reluctant to give out my bank information.

Ma carte bleue a été piratée la semaine dernière alors j’hésite à donner mes coordonnées bancaires

Answered by Morgaine O. French tutor
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What is the difference between direct and indirect object pronouns? (Le, la, les, lui, leur)

Pronouns are words that we put before a verb to replace a noun or object. In French there are direct and indirect object pronouns and often it seems difficult to know how to use them. The direct object pr...

Answered by Julia C. French tutor
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