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How is the perfect tense formed with avoir?

The perfect tense is used to describe a one-off action which occurred in the past. It requires three components: SUBJECT (je/tu/il/elle/on/nous/vous/ils/elles) + AUXILIARY (present tense form of avoir) + PAS...
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Answered by Sophie V. • French tutor
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Why do some verbs take avoir and some verbs take être in the perfect tense and how can I remember which ones?

Many methods will tell you that verbs of movement take être in the perfect tense but that's not very helpful, since many verbs of movement do not use “être”, such as “danser (to dance), sauter (to jump), cou...
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Answered by Ciarán M. • French tutor
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How do you conjugate the verb 'jouer' in the 'je' form in the present tense?

Like other regular verbs that end in 'er', all you need to do is take off the 'r', which leaves you with 'joue'. 'I play' would be translated as 'je joue' in French.
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Answered by Zac L. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use imperfect or perfect tense in French?

Generally speaking, the imperfect describes: Ongoing events which haven't been completed yet E.g. J’étais à l’école – I was at school. Repeated actions – non-specific number of times E.g. Je faisais le tenni...
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Answered by Eva J. • French tutor
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What's the best way to prepare for the listening exam?

Consistency is key! The best thing to do is to start early on in the year and keep at it. You don't even need to dedicate huge amounts of time to listening practices as you can download some podcasts or song...
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Answered by Tamika M. • French tutor
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