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When is the imperfect tense used in French and how is it formed?

The imperfect tense is used to talk about the past. There are several uses which include: -I used to (+ verb) to show habits/routines in the past e.g. I used to go swimming 3 times a week e.g. I used to have...
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Answered by Sophia N. • French tutor
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Vous décrivez votre vie d’adolescent(e) pour votre blog

Salut tout le monde ! Voici mon blog, et aujourd'hui je vous parlerai de ma vie. Je suis étudiante, mais dans mon temps libre je joue du piano. Je le trouve gratifiant puisque cela me permet de participer à ...
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Answered by Francesca B. • French tutor
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Analysez le role et l’importance de la religion dans ‘L’étranger’

Dans le roman ‘L’étranger,’ Camus utilise le thème de la religion pour illustre comment Meursault est un étranger dans sa propre société et comment la religion cause son chute, et donc, son mort. Pour cette ...
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Answered by Ella T. • French tutor
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What is the difference between the past and the imperfect tense?

French has two commonly used past tenses. These are the past (passé composé) and the imperfect (imparfait). Although they can be used in similar situations, there are some differences between them, and under...
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Answered by Tutor55170 D. • French tutor
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Please could you explain to me when past participles must agree when using the passé composé? (NB in my experience, this was an issue for A-Level students of French too)

There are two cases when the past participle must agree in both gender and number in French. The first is when we use être as the 'auxiliary verb'. If we were to say, 'this man died', in French we would say ...
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Answered by Chris C. • French tutor
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