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What are the different conjugations for avoir?

AVOIR = TO HAVE

Present - eg. I have

j'ai

tu as

il/elle/on a 

nous avons

vous avez

ils...

EH
Answered by Emma H. French tutor
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Who are the pieds noirs?

The pieds noirs were French people who emigrated from Algeria after the conclusion of the Algerian War, resulting in Algeria's independence from France

ES
Answered by Elliott S. French tutor
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How do you know when to use the imperfect tense and when to use the perfect?

The imperfect tense is used for an action that was ongoing in the past (Je lisais un roman = I was reading a novel). These verbs are often incomplete, hence, imperfect. An example of this...

ML
Answered by Matthew L. French tutor
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How do I know when to use the subjunctive?

The subjunctive mood is a very useful (and impressive!) tense to use when writing and speaking and it enables you to express yourself in many more ways, but it is difficult sometimes to get your head arou...

ZW
Answered by Zoe W. French tutor
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What is the imperfect tense and how do I conjugate it?

The imperfect tense describes something one 'used to do'. It is less specific than the perfect tense, which describes a specific action taking place at a specific time, and is used to describe more genera...

MJ
Answered by Michael J. French tutor
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