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When do you use 'avoir' and 'être' when using 'Le passé composé'?

To form 'le passé composé' (the perfect tense), you need to use an auxiliary verb which is either avoir or être plus the past participle. Avoir is usually used but when the verb is a verb of motion or a refl...
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Answered by Amelia H. • French tutor
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How do I know what kind of past tense to use?

The perfect tense (eg. j'ai fait, j'ai joué), formed through combination of a past participle and a conjugated form of avoir or être, is used for completed decisive actions. Meanwhile, the imperfect tense (e...
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Answered by Stephi S. • French tutor
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When would you use the subjunctive and how is it formed?

The subjunctive is used as a way to express doubt, possibility, or necessity of an action or situation happening. In a more broad sense it is used in sentences that are not assertions but rather express an u...
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Answered by Ben H. • French tutor
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How can you tell if a noun is masculine or feminine?

Usually, if a noun ends in an E, it will be feminine, and if it ends in a consonant it is masculine. Of course, there are some exceptions to this rule but 9/10 times this will be the case.
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Answered by Olivia M. • French tutor
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When should the pronouns "tu" or "vous be used?

The pronoun "tu" is used in informal contexts. Situations where it should be used include: when you are speaking to someone in an age group close to yours when you are speaking to someone you know ...
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Answered by Leonie C. • French tutor
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