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Why do some verbs take avoir and some take être in the perfect tense? How can I remember them?!

Well- French is one of those languages, like English, that has lots of silly rules that can't be explained! There's no way of telling which ones will take avoir and which ones will take être, unfortunatel...

Answered by Holly S. French tutor
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How do you form the future (near future) tense?

To form the near future you take the infinitve and add '-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont' at the end. For example:

Regarder: to watch (regular -er verb)

je regarderai

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Answered by Katie R. French tutor
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When should I use the perfect and imperfect tenses when talking about past actions?

For this question we will use the verb manger (to eat) as an example.

The perfect tense is used to describe an action which took place once in the past. You...

Answered by Laura G. French tutor
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Please can you tell me how I should prepare for my GCSE French oral exam?

Firstly, it's very important to have an excellent range of vocabulary and sophisticated grammatical structures within your given topic.Therefore I would advise including all of the basic tenses, present, ...

Answered by Bethan V. French tutor
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What are the two verbs that help one form the passé composé in French?

The verbs 'être' and 'avoir'. Ie. J'ai pris, or J'etais trop fatigué. 

Answered by Olga M. French tutor
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