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How do you form the conditional tense?

The conditional tense in French is conjugated in the same manner as the perfect, imperfect and future tense; that is by taking the stem of the verb and then adding the appropriate endings. The conditional te...
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Answered by Niamh K. • French tutor
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How do you change nouns from singular to plural?

To start with, we're going to need to change the original 'le/la/un/une' (the article) to 'les' or 'des', and these apply whether the noun is masculine or feminine - we'd use 'les' if we want to say 'the', a...
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Answered by Nicola M. • French tutor
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How do I know which verbs take 'etre' and which verbs take 'avoir' in the past tense?

The best to learn which verbs take 'etre' is through MS VANDERTRAMP. (Then I would explain what each letter stands for). After this I would remind the student of compound verbs. For example, entrer is a verb...
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Answered by Gemma M. • French tutor
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How can I improve on my pronunciation?

French is a hard language to pronounce, especially for English-speaking people. There are two basic things you need to do when speaking: 1. make you speak slowly and don't forget any letters; 2. make sure yo...
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Answered by Julian B. • French tutor
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How would you say "I enjoy being with my friends. When I can't see them, we keep contact by text message" in French ?

"J'aime passer du temps avec mes amis. Quand on ne peut pas se voir, on garde le contact par SMS."
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Answered by Rayana W. • French tutor
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