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Translate the following sentence from English to French. The next day, the police arrived at the shop to determine what the thief had taken.

The next day: Le lendemain

The police arrived: la police est arrivée

At the shop: au magasin

To determine: pour/afin de déterminer

What the thief had taken: ce que le voleur av...

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How can we remember which verbs take Etre in the perfect tense?

An easy way to learn the verbs which take Etre when forming the perfect tense is by using Mrs Van Der Tramp. If you learn every verb on this list, you will know whenever they pop up that you must use Etre...

Answered by Heather P. • French tutor

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Could you clarify when to use the subjunctive? It seems to be used with the word "que", but not all the time? How do you identify when it is appropriate?

The use of subjunctive is quite complicated and not even mastered by most French people! So do not worry if it takes time to wrap your head around it. However it is very useful and allows to reach higher ...

Answered by Joanna W. • French tutor

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French oral examination question: Pourquoi est-ce que vous avez choisi d'étudier le français?

To address this question, you should state why you have decided to study French.

Quels sont vos motivations, par exemple? La culture? La langue? Le pays? Est-ce que vous avez déjà visité la France...

Answered by Hannah C. • French tutor

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Tout d’abord, peux-tu me donner quelques renseignements sur toi ?

Je m'appelle Marie, j'ai 19 ans. ma date de naissance est le 18 mai 1998 J'ai un frère et une soeur. Je suis né à Paris et je suis française. Je suis une étudiante à l’université de Bristol, j’étudie la Z...

Answered by Marie H. • French tutor

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