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What is the difference between the perfect and the imperfect tense?

Both the perfect and imperfect tenses are forms of the past tense - for describing events or actions which have already happened. The perfect tense (le passé composé) is used when an action was a one-off eve...
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Answered by Safa G. • French tutor
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Example of GCSE French Speaking Question - Décris ta famille et les relations personnelles (Describe your family and relationships)

Ma famille y compris mes deux parents qui habitent à Doncaster avec mon petit frère et ma petite sœur. Mon père s'appelle Steve et il a quarante-sept ans. Normalement je m'entends bien avec mon père mais que...
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Answered by Charlotte D. • French tutor
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What are the possessive adjectives in French?

The possessive adjectives in French indicate that something belongs to someone. For example: my pen, her house, our school.In French they are as follows:My: mon, ma, mesYour (singular): ton, ta, tesHis/Her/I...
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Answered by Dakota R. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use which past tense in French when I'm translating/writing?

The easiest way to correctly use different tenses, and particularly past tenses, when writing in French, or translating into French, is to remember the different values linked to each tense, in the context o...
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Answered by Florence D. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use avoir and when to use être in the passé composé - the perfect tense?

The passé composé - the perfect tense - is used for talking about completed events in the past, such as 'I bought an apple', and it is formed using an auxiliary verb the present tense and a past participle. ...
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Answered by Isobel M. • French tutor
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