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What is the difference between direct and indirect object pronouns?

There is an easy way of knowing the difference between and when to use which object pronoun! To figure out the direct object of a sentence, simply ask yourself "who?" or "what?". For exam...
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Answered by Bethany K. • French tutor
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Which variation of 'to' (en, au, aux, à) should be used when describing 'going to' a country which is in masculine, feminine and/or in plural form?

In some cases, the preposition ‘à’ is used to signify going ‘to’ a place in a sentence. However, sometimes this preposition takes on different forms or changes entirely based on the gender of the noun which ...
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Answered by Olena S. • French tutor
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How can I tell the difference between the imperfect/pluperfect/perfect tenses? When do I use them?

In English, we don't even think about the tenses we use – they come naturally to us. In French, we need to think a bit more about which tenses we use. Imagine a timeline in your head. What we are doing right...
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Answered by George B. • French tutor
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"Demain je ... à manger" replace with the futur of "faire"

Je ferai à manger. There is no "s" at the end of the futur at the 1st person. And you don't write "fairai" but "ferai". This verbe is quite special, and you need to know how to ...
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Answered by Laure N. • French tutor
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How do I know where to place adjectives in French

In French, adjectives are usually placed after the noun they are describing (la voiture blanche = the white car) unlike in English where the adjective is placed before the noun. However, as always, French ha...
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Answered by Michael S. • French tutor
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