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Être should be used with MRS VAN DER TRAMP verbs (Monter, Retourner, Sortir, Venir, Arriver, Naître, Descendre, Entrer, Rester, Tomber, Rentrer, Aller, Mourir, Partir) and any reflexive verbs (s'habiller,...

Firstly, when the past participle is used as qualifying adjective, you must make it agree it with the noun. For instance, in “les choses faites”, you turn the past participle “fait” into the feminine plur...

These two tenses both express actions and states in the past. However, the imparfait should be used in cases of repetitive situations, a description or an action without a limited time frame. For instance...

There is no simple answer for this! In short, the gender of nouns in French must be learnt, rehearsed and repeated until you can't hear the word any other way. Although there are some shortcuts for this, ...

If can replace a with 'avait' for instance they you do not need an a with apostrophe. i.e je vais à la cantine. (the sentence would not make sense if you were to replace à with avait hence you need 'à' an...