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How do you form questions in French?

Forming questions can be difficult because in French they do not have an equivalent of the auxiliary 'do' which we have in English and use for asking questions e.g. do you play rugby? In French, there are th...
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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 can transform it into som...
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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 A-Arriver N-Naître D-Descendre E...
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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 examle,...
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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 scuola (rep...
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