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How do we decide whether to use the perfect or imperfect in the past tense in French?

This is one of the trickier aspects of French grammar. The first thing we must do is to decide whether we definitely need to use the past tense in French. The trickiest aspect is then knowing whether to u...

Answered by George C. French tutor
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When do I use être when forming the perfect tense?

It can seem confusing when deciding whether to use avoir or être to form the perfect tense. As a rule of thumb the conjugated form of avoir is used except with:
a)Reflexive verbs.Eg: se lever - to ge...

Answered by Isobel W. French tutor
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What is the imperative mood and how do you form it?

The imperative mood in French is used to give commands and make suggestions, and translates into English as the commanding "do this!" or the suggestive "let's...". 
The commanding...

Answered by Thomas U. French tutor
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"La piscine est située devant le club de jeunesse et derrière le phare". What directions have you been given?

La piscine is the subject and means "the pool" est is the verb and means to be, so in this phrase it means "is"devant and derrière are locations, they mean in front of and behind So th...

Answered by Sara C. French tutor
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What is the best way to improve my oral fluency in French?

There are many facets to learning to speak a foreign language fluently. It is not a quick process but there are many ways you can go about facilitating improving your French fluency.Without a doubt, immer...

Answered by Izzy W. French tutor
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