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How do you form questions in French?

Forming questions can be difficult because in French they ...

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Answered by James H. French tutor
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What is the 'chain rule'?

The chain rule is incredibly useful when differentiating compositions of funcions. 

 

Until now you have really only met dy/dx as your derivative. By imagining dy/dx as a fraction, you...

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Answered by James A. Maths tutor
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When do I use être or avoir in the past?

Etre is used with verbs of motion such as Aller/Entrer/ Arriver. The full list is easy to remember using the MRS VANDERTRAMP technique.

M-Monter
R-Retourner
S-Sortir
V- Venir...

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When does the past participle change form if conjugated with the verb avere?

If the verb avere is in a compound past tense (passato prossimo/trapassato prossimo) and is preceded by a direct object pronoun (pronome diretto-mi, ti, lo, la, li, le) the verb avere must agree. For ...

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What is the difference between the passato prossimo and the imperfetto tenses?

The passato prossimo is used for completed actions. Oggi ho mangiato una mela-Today I ate an apple. Whereas the imperfetto is used for repeated or descriptive actions. Quando ero piccolo andavo a scuo...

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