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How do I form the past perfect tense in French?

In French, the past perfect tense is composed of two elements: the auxiliary verb and the past participle . The kind of action you are describing determines which auxiliary verb you will need to use: either ...
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Answered by Charlotte O. • French tutor
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How to form the past tense in passé composée?

Like in English, to form the past tense, we need o 1) The person (I) o 2) An auxiliary verb (have) o 3) Past participle (eaten) · Most verbs take ‘avoir’ as their auxiliary verb, so like ‘j’ ai mange’ BUT th...
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Answered by Holly T. • French tutor
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When should I use "qui" and when should I use "que"?

A relative pronoun, such as “qui” or “que” , is a word that is used to connect two parts of a sentence together when referring to someone or something that has already been mentioned earlier in the sentence....
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Answered by William O. • French tutor
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What is and how do I use the pluperfect tense?

Also called the French past perfect, or plus que parfait in French, the pluperfect is a tense which is used to describe an action which happened in reference to another action in the past. For example: we ha...
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Answered by Steffie N. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use the ‘imparfait’ (imperfect) and ‘passé composé’ tenses?

Be assured that this question makes all French learners stop and think sometimes! So I will do my best to explain it in a way that helps me remember when to use which tense. Both of these tenses are used to ...
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Answered by Sarah F. • French tutor
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