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When should you use the subjunctive in French?

The subjunctive should be used in French after verbs expressing: wish or desire e.g. désirer que, souhaiter que, vouloir que necessity, orders, advice, eg. falloir que, exiger que, conseiller que emotions, e...
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Answered by Emily H. • French tutor
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What is the difference between a direct object pronoun and an indirect object pronoun?

Most of the time, verbs take a direct object pronoun - an indirect object pronoun is only used when the verb is followed by the preposition ' à' . This is because verbs which use 'à' mean to do something TO ...
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Answered by Antonia C. • French tutor
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is the sentence "j'ai allé a le cinema" correcte ?

No it is not; There are two mistakes, can you find at least one of them? * ... * First, in French you can't say "j'ai allé": you say "je suis allé"; you always use the auxiliaire 'etre' b...
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Answered by Rémi D. • French tutor
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How do you differentiate between the perfect tense and the imperfect tense?

The perfect tense is used for completed actions in the past, or for actions in the past that have an impact on the present. It can translate to the English perfect tense, but also the English preterite. For ...
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Answered by Ian J. • French tutor
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I struggle with object pronouns and their ordering in sentences

In teaching french lanauage i find that there are lots of rules that need to be learned. For the example of object pronouns there is a good diagram (triangle shape) to follow. This diagram shows that me/te/s...
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Answered by Charlotte T. • French tutor
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