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In -ve sentences just use de, without le or la
He’s not having tea

A

Il ne prend pas DE the

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In English we say I need something
In French we always say ‘I HAVE need OF something

I Need an onion

A

J’ai besoin d’un oignon

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I dont eat any

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Je n’en mange pas

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In sentences with 2 verbs small words go inbetween the 2 verbs

They want to find some

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Ils vont en trouver

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If there is a number in front of a noun you dont need to add of
He cooks with 5 different oils

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Il cuisine avec cinq huiles différentes

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With verbs être and avons present and past beaucoup goes after être or avons

I liked cooking a lot

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J’ai beaucoup cuisiner

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Years comes before the number

It is in the sixties

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Il est dans années soixante

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Etre is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it present and imperfect

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je / j’ suis étais
tu es étais
il est était
nous sommes étions
vous êtes étiez
ils sont étaient

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