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How do you know whether nouns are masculin or feminine?

It is not something you can just figure out straight away. There are tricks you can use to guess, which I will go through with you in a minute. It all comes down to learning your vocabulary, and practicing. ...
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Answered by Elinor J. • French tutor
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In French, when should I employ the imperfect tense?

The imperfect tense is a PAST tense and, (in French) is used to talk about three past things: - To describe a scene, for example the weather: “il FAISAIT beau”. - To describe something that was done regularl...
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Answered by Fern C. • French tutor
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When do I use 'tu' and when do I use 'vous'?

'Tu' is a SINGULAR SUBJECT PRONOUN. This means that it will be used when you are addressing one person. 'Vous' is a PLURAL SUBJECT PRONOUN. This means that you would use it when addressing multiple people. H...
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Answered by Fern C. • French tutor
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What is the French subjunctive?

The subjunctive is a mood which expresses actions or ideas which have an element of doubt or subjectivity about them. Examples include emotions, will/wanting, possibility, necessity and opinions/judgements. ...
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Answered by Natasha H. • French tutor
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How do I know if a French verb belongs to the 1st, 2nd of 3rd conjugation group?

1st conjugation group Verbs in this group finish with " ER " e.g. manger, nager, jouer 2nd conjugation group Verbs in this group finish with " IR " e.g. finir, salir, 3rd congugation grou...
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Answered by Laureen J. • French tutor
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