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How is the gerund formed and when is it used?

The gerund is formed in a similar way to the present participle. In most cases this involves taking the nous form of the verb and then dropping the -ons ending and replacing it with -ant. This forms the pres...
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Answered by Alice R. • French tutor
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Explain the simple future and compound future tenses and how to form these tenses

The simple future translates to English as "personal pronoun (I, you, he, she, we, they) + will + infinitive of the verb" Eg. I will speak The compound future translates as "personal pronoun +...
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How is the French subjunctive mood constructed?

The subjunctive mood is used in French to express several different things, such as uncertainty, hope or fear. Firstly we will look at how it is constructed: For regular verbs, we take the third person plura...
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Answered by Alice J. • French tutor
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What is the difference between the present perfect and the imperfect?

Present Perfect Finished past action: Il a cuisiné. An action which lasted a certain amount of time: Elle a étudié au lycée pendant trois ans. An action which has been repeated several times: Il a sonné quat...
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Answered by Esther M. • French tutor
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How do I differentiate between the Imperfect Tense (Imparfait) and the Past Tense (Passé Composé)?

The Imparfait and Passé Composé are the two main past tenses in French. Try to think of the Passé Composé in your mind as completed in comparison to the Imparfait. It deals with whatever has taken place at a...
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Answered by Jennifer D. • French tutor
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