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How do you conjugate irregular verbs that take être in the passé composé (present perfect)?

The perfect tense is used to talk about something that happened in the past. It's an action that is completely finished. Some verbs take the auxillary 'être' to form the perfect tense. Firstly, we need to id...
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Answered by Aman G. • French tutor
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How do you know whether a noun is masculine or feminine in French?

This is a common question from all French students with no straightforward answer. This question can only fully be answered through experience and memorisation of the French nouns with their gender. However,...
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Answered by Natasha G. • French tutor
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What is the conditional tense and how do I use it?

The conditional tense is used to express the idea of 'would' - e.g. I would like a croissant, we would go on holidayThe conditional is formed by taking the infinitive of the verb as the stem, and then adding...
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Answered by Sophie H. • French tutor
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Explain the meaning of the subjunctive mood and give some examples of when it is used

The subjunctive mood in French is deployed where a particular utterance indicates a certain attitude or opinion on behalf of the speaker. The subjunctive mood is deployed mostly in situations of doubt or unc...
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Answered by Rosie M. • French tutor
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Est-ce que vous pensez que les réseaux sociaux jouent un rôle positif ou négatif de nos jours ?

D’un côté, on peut dire que les réseaux sociaux, tel que Facebook, nous offrent plein de bienfaits. Premièrement, grâce à eux, on peut soutenir le contact facilement avec la famille et les amis qui ne vivent...
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Answered by Daniel D. • French tutor
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