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Vous écrivez un blog sur vos vacances. Décrivez: où vous êtes allé, ce que vous avez fait.

Pour mes dernières vacances, je suis allé au Portugal avec ma famille. Nous sommes restés au bord de la plage, dans un hotel cinq étoiles. C’était formidable, l’hotel était magnifique et notre chambre avait ...
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Answered by Hollie M. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use the verb 'etre' or 'avoir' in the past tense? (how do I form the simple past tense?)

First of all, lets revise the verbs etre and avoir etre Je suisTu es Il/elle estNous sommes Vous êtes Ils/elles sont avoir j'ai tu as il/elle anous avons vous avezils/elles ont The past tense needs 3 parts, ...
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Answered by Charlotte S. • French tutor
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What is the difference between ‘que’ and ‘qui’?

‘Que’ and ‘qui’ are both used to refer to things. Which one to use depends on what you are referring to. Use ‘que’ when you are referring to something that is the object of the sentence, which means somethin...
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Answered by Darshan P. • French tutor
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How do I know which verbs take être in the passé composé?

For almost all non-reflexive verbs, you will use 'avoir' rather than être.However there are some exceptions. A particularly useful way of remembering which ones take être is the anagram DR & MRS VANDERTR...
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Answered by Nina M. • French tutor
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When do I use the Imperfect tense instead of the Perfect tense?

The imperfect and the perfect tenses in French are both ways of expressing something which happened in the past. However, you cannot use them interchangeably. The perfect tense, also known as the Passe Compo...
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Answered by Annie T. • French tutor
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