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Traduisez en français : The government could help by creating more jobs.

Le gouvernement pourrait aider en créant plus d'emplois.
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Answered by Moris K. • French tutor
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What is the difference between the passé composé and the imperfect tense? How do I know which to use?

This is a common question for the native English speaker learning French as it is a concept that isn't so widely used in the English language. The passé composé (perfect) and the imperfect both have specific...
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Answered by Laura J. • French tutor
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What is the difference between the perfect and imperfect tense?

The perfect tense is used when the action being described has been completed while the imperfect tense implies that the actions is still ongoing or does not have a definite ending.
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Answered by Jane G. • French tutor
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How do you conjugate the passé composé in French and what is it used for?

The passé composé (sometimes called the perfect tense) is used to describe an action in the past which has finished. In order to form this tense there are three parts of the verb-the subject, the auxilary an...
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Answered by Hannah W. • French tutor
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When should you use the passé simple instead of the imparfait?

The "passé simple" is most often used in literary and formal writing express a completed past action. E.g. Un jour, elle tomba malade. (one day, she fell ill) The "imparfait" on the other...
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Answered by Annabel V. • French tutor
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