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What do you do if there is a subjunctive trigger that is followed by the imperfect tense?

There is in fact an imperfect subjunctive, however it is rarely used and can only normally be found in technical pieces of literature or criticism. As a result, the present subjunctive is what would be ne...

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Answered by Zac L. French tutor
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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...

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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:

  1. Ongoing events which haven't been completed yet E.g. J’étais à l’école – I was at school.

  2. Repeated actions – non-specific n...

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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 gi...

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Answered by Pree S. Maths tutor
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