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What is, and how do I form the conditional tense?

The conditional tense (le conditionnel) is used to descibe a situation in the future that may or may not happen. It is normally translated as as ‘would’ in English. For example, je voudrais aller… ‘I would l...
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Answered by Imogen O. • French tutor
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How do you know when to use savoir or connaitre?

Savoir is used when you know a fact, or how to do something eg I know how to get there, I know that he arrived. It is followed by que/qui/comment... (that, who etc) eg Je sais qu 'il est arriveConnaitre is u...
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Answered by Monique K. • French tutor
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How can I improve my listening skills?

Try listening to pop music: there's so good stuff out there! Really pay attention to the lyrics. Watching movies with English subtitles (and then move to French subtitles, then none) will help lots as well.
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Answered by Rebecca H. • French tutor
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How to use the prepositions en and dans in French?

The prepositions en and dans both mean "in" in French, and can both express time and location. But they are not interchangeable; their usage depends on both meaning and grammar. En expresses the le...
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Answered by Marc M. • French tutor
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How do you use the subjunctive tense?

This is quite a difficult tense to use , but will give you extra marks if you use it fluently in your exams along with the other more regularly used tenses. It is to be used when the sentence you are using c...
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Answered by Elinor J. • French tutor
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