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What is the difference between the imperfect tense and the passé composé?

This may seem tough but once you get your head around it, it's really simple!

The imperfect tense is used for actions which occured continously in the past - for example, I used to eat my toast eve...

Answered by Emma H. French tutor
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How do I put a verb into the future tense?

To put French verbs into the future there are special endings. The good news is they're quite straightforward. For regular verbs you need to take the infinitive, which will end in either -ER, -RE, or -IR,...

Answered by Aidan C. French tutor
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"La pomme que tu as mangé"ou "La pomme que tu as mangée"?

Deuxième réponse: on utilise l'auxiliaire avoir mais le sujet ici est "que" (nous nous demandons "qui est le sujet de la phrase?), qui se trouve avant le verbe avoir. Cette regle dit que no...

Answered by Laure N. French tutor
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Is there an easy formula for creating compound tenses?

For your French GCSE you will be expected to be able to recognise and create two compound tenses: the perfect tense and the pluperfect tense. The perfect tense is used to describe a single completed actio...

Answered by Georgina R. French tutor
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How do I conjugate regular verbs in the present tense?

First things first, we take the infinitive. Then, we take a look at the ending, or the last two letters. There are three groups- verbs ending in -er, verbs ending in -ir, and also verbs ending in -re. The...

Answered by Meg E. French tutor
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