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What should I do if I don't know a word when doing the translation section of the exam?

The important thing is not to panic! It doesn't matter if you don't know or can't remember a specific word given in the passage. The exercise is designed primarily to test your knowledge and usage of grammar...
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Answered by Helena K. • French tutor
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When should you use the subjunctive in French?

You employ the subjunctive in French normally in subordinate clauses, triggered by an earlier signal in the sentence: a personal/impersonal verb, or a conjunction. The subjunctive is associated with emotion,...
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Answered by Freya D. • French tutor
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What is the subjunctive?

The subjunctive is a 'mood', like a tense, it changes the conjugation of the verb. It is used after certain phrases such as 'il faut que' (it is necessary that) and bien que (although) e.g. 'il faut que j'y ...
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Answered by Alice H. • French tutor
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How should I prepare for an oral exam?

I would advise any student to prepare for an oral exam in 3 main ways. Firstly, the student should get to grips with the factual content of their area of study. This will allow the to gain a general understa...
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Answered by Sam P. • French tutor
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When do you use 'avoir' and 'être' for past tenses?

In the French perfect tense, avoir and être are both used as auxiliary, or helping, verbs, like have in I have eaten in English. They are placed before the verb which shows meaning: j' ai mangé or il est all...
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Answered by Lewis W. • French tutor
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