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Unlike in the English past tense, the French have two auxiliary 'helping' verbs - avoir and être, these become before the past participle, e.g. descendu. For example, j'ai mangé, and je suis allé.
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Really go for it - it may sound silly but imagine that you are French and feel confident when speaking. Try and talk as much as you can - have a conversation with yourself! This will also help your voc...

In my experience repetition is the best. Don't just practice from English to French - switch it up and practice French to English too!

If you're really struggling then try mental imagery ...

Passé composé is a past tense used to describe a completed action. For example, I went to the cinema (Je suis allé(e) au cinéma).

Imperfect is also a past tense. This time it is used to t...