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What idiomatic expressions can be useful in my controlled assessment?

'De todas maneras' is commonly used by native speakers, and most useful since you can always use it when you want to talk about something new. Other noteworthy expressions include: "Tonto/a de remate&qu...
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Answered by Zac L. • Spanish tutor
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How do you conjugate the verb 'jouer' in the 'je' form in the present tense?

Like other regular verbs that end in 'er', all you need to do is take off the 'r', which leaves you with 'joue'. 'I play' would be translated as 'je joue' in French.
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Answered by Zac L. • French tutor
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How do I know when to use imperfect or perfect tense in French?

Generally speaking, the imperfect describes: Ongoing events which haven't been completed yet E.g. J’étais à l’école – I was at school. Repeated actions – non-specific number of times E.g. Je faisais le tenni...
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Answered by Eva J. • French tutor
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Pythagoras: If you have a right angled triangle PQR, and length PQ=5cm, length QR=8cm (which is the longest length), then calculate length PR to two decimal places.

Pythagoras' theorem is: a^2+b^2=c^2 (a=short side, b=short side, c=longest side/hypotenuse, ^=squared). Now applying that to this question would mean that a=PQ, b=PR and c=QR. So we can use the figures given...
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Answered by Pree S. • Maths tutor
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What's the best way to prepare for the listening exam?

Consistency is key! The best thing to do is to start early on in the year and keep at it. You don't even need to dedicate huge amounts of time to listening practices as you can download some podcasts or song...
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Answered by Tamika M. • French tutor
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