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How do you construct the past tense in French?

Unlike in the English past tense, the French have two auxiliary 'helping' verbs - avoir and être, these become before the past participle, e.g. descendu. For example, j'ai mangé, and je suis allé. So as you ...
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Answered by Joseph D. • French tutor
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How can I improve my accent?

Really go for it - it may sound silly but imagine that you are French and feel confident when speaking. Try and talk as much as you can - have a conversation with yourself! This will also help your vocabular...
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Answered by Emily G. • French tutor
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What's the best way to remember vocabulary?

In my experience repetition is the best. Don't just practice from English to French - switch it up and practice French to English too! If you're really struggling then try mental imagery - for example, une p...
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Answered by Emily G. • French tutor
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What's the difference between imperfect and passé composé?

Passé composé is a past tense used to describe a completed action. For example, I went to the cinema (Je suis allé(e) au cinéma). Imperfect is also a past tense. This time it is used to talk about something ...
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Answered by Emily G. • French tutor
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How do I form the conditional tense?

The conditional tense is used to descibe a situation in the future that may or may not happen. For example: If I were rich, I would buy a big house I could go to the cinema later The conditional tense is eas...
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Answered by Emmanuelle C. • French tutor
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