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When should I use the imperfect to talk about the past in French?

One situation where the imperfect should be used is when giving descriptions of the past - how something or someone used to be. For example, if I wanted to say that the weather was nice yesterday, I would sa...
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Answered by Jacob M. • French tutor
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Why don't verbs always agree with the subject in the perfect tense?

The simple explanation is this: it depends on which auxiliary is being used ("avoir" or "être"). When using "être", the verb always agrees with the subject. For example: "I...
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Answered by Daniel G. • French tutor
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Find the value of roots of the quadratic: x^2-13x=30

First rearrange the equation so the LHS is equal to Zero:X 2 -13x-30=0Then find the factors of -30:-1,30/1,-30-2,15/2,-15-3,10/3,-10-6,5/6,-5Chose the factor pairs which add to equal -13which is 2 and -15.Cr...
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Answered by Tabonga Z. • Maths tutor
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Solve ((6+x)/2) + ((2-3x)/3) = 31/6

To solve this first we need to simplify the equation by multiplying the denominators by a common factor. If we multiply both sides of the equation by 6 we shall get an equation that is expressed with denomin...
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Answered by Ellis J. • Maths tutor
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A curve is defined with the following parameters; x = 3 - 4t , y = 1 + 2/t . Find dy/dx in terms of x and y.

Using the chain rule, we know that dy/dx = dy/dt . dt/dx Therefore we differentiate both equations with respect to t:dx/dt = -4dy/dt = -2/(t^2)therefore dy/dx = -1/4 . -2/(t^2)dy/dx = 1/(2t^2) ... (we know t...
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Answered by Brandon A. • Maths tutor
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