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What does PDO stand for, and what does it mean?

This stands for Preceeding Direct Object, and is a grammatical term. Basically, you must always agree a past participle if there is a direct object that comes before it in the sentence. For example, 'il ...

Answered by Hannah E. French tutor
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Traduisez en français le phrase suivante: Illegal immigrants are scared that they will be deported by the government

Les immigrés en situation irrégulière ont peur qu’ils soient expulsés par le gouvernement The main verb (être) is in the subjunctive because all verbs expressing emotional states such as fears, expectatio...

Answered by Megan R. French tutor
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How do I decide whether to use the perfect or the imperfect tense?

The perfect and imperfect tenses are both used to describe a past tense in French. The imperfect tense is often a more descriptive tense and is used to set the scene and 'frame' the more punctual perfect ...

Answered by Daniel W. French tutor
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What do I do if I don’t know a word during a speaking exam?

Speaking exams can be scary, because you are put on the spot to ask questions that, especially at A level, may take some thinking about even in your native tongue. It is inevitable that you may struggle f...

Answered by Ashleigh R. French tutor
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How does perfect tense work in French?

In French, to talk in the past about an event, a precise action (that didn't last), we use the perfect tense. It is basically formed using two components : an auxiliary verb and a past participle. There a...

Answered by Virgile T. French tutor
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