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How are 'etre' verbs conjugated differently in the passé composé?

As with AVOIR, the passé composé requires an auxillary and a past participle. However, with 'etre' verbs, aside from the obvious change in auxillary, there are irregularities in the passé composé, and we mus...
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Answered by Jasmine T. • French tutor
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When do you use 'avoir' and 'être' for past tenses?

In the French perfect tense, avoir and être are both used as auxiliary, or helping, verbs, like have in I have eaten in English. They are placed before the verb which shows meaning: j' ai mangé or il est all...
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Answered by Lewis W. • French tutor
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Vous êtes en vacances et vous envoyez une carte postale à votre ami. Dites où vous êtes, le temps qu’il fait, ce que vous avez fait et ce que vous avez l’intention de faire pendant le reste du séjour

Coucou Fleur! Ça va? Moi, ça va super bien! Je suis en Espagne à Malaga avec ma famille pour mes vacances. Nous logeons dans une villa au bord de la mer, c’est fantastique! Ici il fait très beau et très chau...
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Answered by Mariam H. • French tutor
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How do you conjugate and apply the future tense in French?

Firstly, we should understand that there are several future tenses in French - just like in English, although you may not have noticed that before. "I will", "I am going to", "I will...
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Answered by Katie S. • French tutor
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How do you use direct object pronouns in French?

To avoid repeating ourselves in English we often replace a noun with it. In French we use the direct object pronouns: le, la and les in place of their respective gender noun. They come before the verb, and a...
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Answered by Alice Y. • French tutor
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