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How do you choose between using the imperfect and the perfect tenses?

In general, the main thing to remember with the perfect tense is that it is used with a completed action in the past. The imperfect tense can be used for several purposes: to describe a person's character...

AM
Answered by Alison M. French tutor
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How do you distinguish between the 'futur simple', and the 'futur proche'?

Although it may seem intimidating at first, as it's quite different in English, it is actually quite simple once you understand this.

First of all, most native speakers alternate between the two te...

CF
Answered by Chris F. French tutor
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Why is Quebec French different to the French spoken today in France?

In the Canadian province of Quebec, people have their own dialect of the French language. This dialect is built largely on old-fashioned and traditional French phrases, whilst also showing influence of Am...

SB
Answered by Sophie B. French tutor
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How do you conjugate the 'passé composé' ?

The passé composé goes hand in hand with the présent de l'indicatif. It is formed by putting an auxiliary verb, être or avoir and a past particip...

CB
Answered by Camille B. French tutor
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When should you use the subjunctive in French?

The subjunctive should be used in French  after verbs expressing:

  1. wish or desire e.g. désirer que, souhaiter que, vouloir que

  2. necessity, orders, advice, eg. falloir que,...

EH
Answered by Emily H. French tutor
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