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How can I talk about probability in the future in French?

There are several ways to express something that will possibly happen in the future. One of them is to use adverbs with the future tense to show that you are not sure that the event will actually occur. For ...
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Answered by Alizée J. • French tutor
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Match up the following phrases that talk about weather

il a plu hier = it rained yesterday il pleuvait = it was raining il faisait beau = the weather was good il y avait des orgaes = there were thunderstorms il faisait mauvais = the weather was bad demain il fer...
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Answered by Georgina W. • French tutor
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When to know when to use simple past or imperfect tense?

The imperfect tense is used for an ongoing action, meaning that the action has started but it hasn't finished yet. It is lasting in time, for example: "Je tenais dans mes mains une assiette." (&quo...
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Answered by Afrah M. • French tutor
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How do you tell whether to use the perfect or the imperfect tense?

The quickest way to think of it is that the perfect tense is for actions that are done one time in the past and finished - ‘j’ai mangé la banane’ (implying that there was one banana and that you finished eat...
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Answered by Jenny H. • French tutor
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Which verbs take être in compound tenses?

At school, I was taught MRS VANDERTRAMP, like most GCSE classes. However, whilst on work experience in France, my host family taught me an extremely catchy song (that I sing to this day!), which I find much ...
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Answered by Alexandra M. • French tutor
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