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How do I tell if a noun is masculine or feminine?

This is a common obstacle for students of French whose native language is English, which doesn't divide its nouns into genders. Unfortunately, there isn't a way of telling the gender of every word just by lo...
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Answered by Marcus D. French tutor
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What is the conditional and how do we conjugate it?

The conditional is a useful tense, used to express things that could/would/should happen. They are commonly followed by an 'if', for example: I would go to the supermarket if I had some money - J'irais au su...
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Answered by Victoria P. French tutor
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How is the pluperfect tense formed?

The pluperfect tense is a past tense used to refer to something further back in time than when using the perfect tense. It is often translated as 'had done something'. To form this tense you use the imperfec...
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Answered by Evie P. French tutor
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How do I know which interrogative adjective to use?

To know which interrogative adjective to use, you need to figure out what is being talked about. This is because we've got 4 different words. In essence, all of these words mean 'which'. Which shoes? Which f...
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Answered by Alice J. French tutor
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How do you conjugate a verb in the present tense?

It all depends on the infinitive verb ending. For regular verbs; if it ends in -er: 1) Remove the -er from the end of the verb 2) Add the following verb endings, depending on the pronoun, je: -e, tu: -es, il...
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Answered by Minnie H. French tutor
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