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How should an Oxbridge personal statement be different from others?

Whilst you will send the same personal statement to all the universities you apply for, if you are applying to Oxford or Cambridge the personal statement you submit may be a bit different to your peers. T...

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When do you use the imperfect tense?

The imperfect tense is a past tense that describes how things used to be, what used to happen and is used to give opinions about past events . It describes an ongoing action in the past or something that ...

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Answered by Roisin M. French tutor
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When do I use the Konjuntiv I?

The Konjunktiv I is primarily used for indirect speech. This is when the narrator/speaker communicates what someone has said eg "He said that he was going swimming" "Er sagte, dass er schwi...

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Answered by Roisin M. German tutor
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How do you know whether to use avoir or être in the perfect tense?

Most verbs form their perfect tense with avoir. There are two main groups of verbs, however, which form their perfect tense with  être :-All reflexive verbs -A group of verbs that are mainly used to talk ...

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Answered by Roisin M. French tutor
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How do I write about poems?

Writing about poetry can be daunting because there is less certainty as to what is ‘right’; different people will respond to poetry in different ways. When faced with a poem, first read it through and thi...

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