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What is the Preceding Direct Object (PDO) rule?

It's easy to worry about rules with complicated names like this one, but they're normally simpler than they sound. This rule only applies with 'passé composé' and pluperfect phrases. When the direct object (...
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Answered by Freddie K. • French tutor
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Answered by Ashleigh H. • French tutor
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How do you know when to use passé composé or imparfait?

When using the past tense, you usually have to choose between passé composé and imparfait. Imparfait is often used for continuous, or habitual actions that have happened but could still be happening. Tous le...
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Answered by Emilie G. • French tutor
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When is the subjunctive triggered?

The subjunctive is known as mood rather than a tense in French as it denotes emotions such as hope, fear, desire as well as uncertainty which are triggered through certain verbs and impersonal phrases. The s...
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Answered by David A. • French tutor
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What are some tips for writing an essay in French?

There are several things I try to bear in mind when coming to write a French essay- some which apply to essay writing in general, and others specific to writing in French. Firstly I have found that it is imp...
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Answered by Henry T. • French tutor
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