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How do I know whether the past participle of a verb needs to agree with its 'preceding direct object'?

This is an aspect of French grammar that many university students and even native speakers struggle with!Firstly some definitions. 1) The past participle (pp) of a verb is the form it takes in the perfect (p...
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Answered by Selin M. • French tutor
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How do you form the perfect tense in French

You take the infinitive, check to see if it's in MRS VANDERTRAMP, if it is then the auxiliary verb will be 'etre' and the past participle will need to agree in number and gender with the subject. If the verb...
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Answered by Claudia J. • French tutor
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Traduisez les phrases suivantes: Mes parents veulent que j'aille à l’université pour que je puisse trouver un bon emploi, mais je préfèrerais passer du temps à faire de la musique, que à étudier, alors je doute que je réussisse mes examens cette année.

My parents want me to go to university so that I can get a good job, but I prefer passing time making music to studying, so I doubt I will pass my exams this year
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Answered by Esmee W. • French tutor
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How do you form the past compound tense?

The past compound tense is formed with two key components. The first component is the present tense conjugation of the verb avoir or être (these are called the auxiliary verbs) and the second is the past par...
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Answered by Molly-Rose B. • French tutor
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How do I know which verbs take être in the passé composé.

Well, the easiest way to remember this is...For almost all non-reflexive verbs, you will use 'avoir' rather than être. There are however, some exceptions. A particularly useful way of remembering which ones ...
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Answered by Marc F. • French tutor
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