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When should I conjugate the past participle when using the "avoir" auxilary.

When using the auxilary "avoir" the past participle's ending agrees both is gender and number with the direct object only when it is placed before the verbs' subject. Here's an example: Le chat...

Answered by Alice D. • French tutor

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What is the difference between "mieux", "meilleur(s)" and "meilleure(s)"?

Mieux is the superlative form of the adverb bien, meaning well.
Meilleur is the superlative form of the adjective bon

Answered by Raquel F. • French tutor

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What are the general rules regarding the use of the definite article in French?

As with all French rules, there are exceptions to article usage. In general, however, the rules are as follows:

Definite Article: (le/la/l'/les- in English-"the")

-The definite ar...

Answered by Dominic B. • French tutor

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How do you form the subjunctive in French?

To form the subjunctive, we must look at the third person plural conjugation of the verb (the 'they' form). You remove the -ent ending and replace it with new subjuntive endings (-e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez,...

Answered by Katherine W. • French tutor

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When do I use qui and when do I use que?

When using qui and que in a question, qui means who and que means what, e.g. "qui est cette femme?", "que devons-nous faire ce matin?". However, used as a pronoun, qui represents the s...

Answered by Alexandra I. • French tutor

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