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What is the difference between the imperfect and the simple past tense? They are both past tenses, and i am barely even aware of how to use them or what the difference between them is in English, let alone in French!

It is completely natural to have a little difficulty understanding these tenses, given that they are both the past tense , and when you use them in English, it is almost certainly subconscious; while French ...
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Answered by Charlie O. • French tutor
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How to use the pronoun "en"?

We use en to replace: partitive article ( de/ des/ du/ de la/) + NOUN. It is used to represent: 'some of it/them', 'any of it'. EXAMPLE: Avez-vous du pain? Oui, j'en ai acheté. In this example EN replaces: d...
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Answered by Vivene G. • French tutor
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How do I form the subjunctive and when is it used?

The subjunctive verb form is what is called a 'mood' - it is not a tense like the passé composée or the imparfait, but it is used to indicate feelings, thoughts, doubts and anything that is subjective in nat...
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Answered by Millie J. • French tutor
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How do you form the passive voice?

Firstly, let’s explain what the active voice is: it’s where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb (this is the type of sentence you’re most familiar with).The passive voice is basically...
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Answered by Katerina J. • French tutor
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Corriger la phrase suivante :" Ce matin, nous sommes tous arrivé à l’école bien content."

Cette phrase est juste dans sa composition mais il manque des accords. " Les garçons sont arrivé " (être arriver) est conjugué au passé composé. Une règle qu’il faut connaitre en français c’est lor...
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Answered by Florence S. • French tutor
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