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What are formal and informal pronoums and how to know which to choose?

A big difference between french and english are the way some pronoums are used. "You" can be translated in two different ways. You can translate it to "Tu" and "Vous". This is b...
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Answered by Skeena W. • French tutor
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How do I form the pluperfect tense?

The pluperfect tense is used to describe an action that happened further back in the past - something you "had done". Here's an example: tu étais partie quand je suis arrivée (you had left when I a...
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Answered by Izzy V. • French tutor
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Qu'est ce que nous pouvons faire pour reduire la gaspillage?

Il y a plein de choses á faire pour reduire la gaspillage. Une methode trés efficace est á faire beaucoup de recyclage, parce qu'on peut sauver des matériaux de la décharge immediatement, et c'est vraiment f...
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Answered by Joe W. • French tutor
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What is the difference between the use of l'imparfait and le passé composé

Le passé composé is one of the past tenses. It is formed by using an auxiliary/first verb (either être or avoir) in the present tense and following it with the past participle of the desired verb. L’imparfai...
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Answered by Rosalind W. • French tutor
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What do 2 dots above a vowel mean?

In french, the combination of certain vowels changes the phonetic of them. Clear examples are O and U that together are pronounced [u] or A and U making and O sound together. But in some cases you might want...
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Answered by Eric A. • French tutor
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