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Why do some verbs take avoir and some take être in the perfect tense? How can I remember them?!

Well- French is one of those languages, like English, that has lots of silly rules that can't be explained! There's no way of telling which ones will take avoir and which ones will take être, unfortunatel...

HS
Answered by Holly S. French tutor
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How do you answer an essay/exam style question?

Tackling exam style English essay questions can seem daunting, but there is a formulae to acing these types of questions. The below three structure tips will help you to start to conceptualise what a g...

MK
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Can you explain the use of 'der', 'die', 'das' and 'ein', 'eine'?

In German, articles are a bit more complicated than in English. 

Instead of only using 'the', you have 'der', 'die' and 'das'  which are all definite articles. 'Der' is masculin, 'die' is...

NZ
Answered by Naomi Z. German tutor
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What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

With the spread communism and the threat posed by the Soviet Union's increasing sphere of influence, President Truman established the Truman Doctrine in March 1947, by shifting U.S. foreign policy away...

BF
Answered by Benjamin F. History tutor
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How many different ways are there to seat 6 people at a round table?

First, let's think of how many different possibilities we have to seat 6 people at a 'normal' table, i.e. in a straight line. Let's call the people A, B, C, D, E, F. We now have 6 seats:

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SB
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