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The passé simple , or the 'past historic', is a very irregular past tense that is rarely used in spoken French. It indicates a highly literary style, and is therefore only heard in formal speeches, such as t...

Merely memorising a set text is neither fun nor advisable as you could be given any section in the exam. To really understand what the author means, as well as be able to translate it, you should read the La...

Unlike the English language where one verb 'to know' is sufficient, it can be quite difficult to remember which one to use in French. So here are some simple rules to get you started! Firstly, let's look at ...

With these essay questions, its important to mention both similarities and differences within the two extracts to obtain maximum marks. The two main words within the question 'compare' and 'contrast' highlig...

Take the example 2x 2 + 7x + 3 = 0 1. To factorise we need to use the general equation 'ax + bx - c = 0' where in our case a = 2 b =7 c=3. 2. First we need to mulitply the a and c values (2 3 = 6) where we h...