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How do you form the conditional tense?

The conditional tense in French is conjugated in the same manner as the perfect, imperfect and future tense; that is by taking the stem of the verb and then adding the appropriate endings. The conditional te...
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Answered by Niamh K. • French tutor
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When do I use an indirect object pronoun?

An indirect object pronoun replaces a noun that someone or something acts upon indirectly. The noun it replaces indirectly follows the verb, i.e. there is a preposition after the verb. For example: I read to...
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Answered by Erin R. • French tutor
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How can I improve my understanding of spoken French?

If you're planning on spending some time in France - and with the French, understanding spoken French is essential. Thankfully, there are not nearly as many accents in France as there are in the English-Spea...
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Answered by Agathe D. • French tutor
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How do you change nouns from singular to plural?

To start with, we're going to need to change the original 'le/la/un/une' (the article) to 'les' or 'des', and these apply whether the noun is masculine or feminine - we'd use 'les' if we want to say 'the', a...
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Answered by Nicola M. • French tutor
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How do I know which verbs take 'etre' and which verbs take 'avoir' in the past tense?

The best to learn which verbs take 'etre' is through MS VANDERTRAMP. (Then I would explain what each letter stands for). After this I would remind the student of compound verbs. For example, entrer is a verb...
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Answered by Gemma M. • French tutor
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