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How do I do better in my listening exercises?

The speed in listening exercises is often much faster than what you are used to. To try and understand all of what is being said will be impossible; as once you have you have worked out the first it might ha...
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Answered by Victoria B. French tutor
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When do you use the perfect tense as opposed to the imperfect tense?

In general, the imperfect tense is used to describe uncompleted actions whereas the perfect tense is applied when an action is complete. The imperfect explains what happened with no reference to specific tim...
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Answered by Phoebe M. French tutor
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How can I write a good essay?

In order to write a good, accurate and developped essay in French you first need to begin by fully understanding the question. A lot of people tend to skim read the question, getting a gist of what it is ask...
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Answered by William J. French tutor
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How to use the negative

In the French language, to form a negative two words are used: the word "ne" and the word "pas". The word "ne" usually goes before the conjugated verb and the word "pas&quo...
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Answered by Sisara P. French tutor
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When do you use 'avoir' and 'être' when using 'Le passé composé'?

To form 'le passé composé' (the perfect tense), you need to use an auxiliary verb which is either avoir or être plus the past participle. Avoir is usually used but when the verb is a verb of motion or a refl...
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Answered by Amelia H. French tutor
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