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What tense should I use in an "if"/"si" clause.

The "si" clause in French can use a few different tenses depending on what kind of hypothesis you want to talk about. There are three main uses that each use a different combination of tenses. 1) A...
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Answered by James C. French tutor
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When do you use the past historic?

The past historic , (usually called the passé simple in French), is a past tense used in written narrative . It conveys past, completed actions that are slightly "detached" from the present and so ...
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Answered by Roisin M. French tutor
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When to use “depuis” and when to use “il y a” with time expressions

1. Depuis I. If you want to say you have done something since a certain point in time, you use depuis with the present tense. o Je travaille comme professeur depuis 2017 >> I’ve worked as a teacher sin...
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Answered by Faye H. French tutor
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When do we use "ce qui", "ce que", "ce dont" ?

In French, there are three different ways to express "what" in a sentence; one can use ce qui , ce que , or ce dont . To understand when to use which one it is helpful to look at three examples. 1)...
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Answered by Tim D. French tutor
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Lisez tout le texte et traduisez ce passage en français

Encore plus que la précédente, la génération "digital native" vit dans un univers massivement visuel. La consommation multimédia de la jeunesse en atteste. En 2009, les jeunes de 15 à 25 ans passai...
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Answered by Megan K. French tutor
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