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There are only 2 auxiliaries in French: "avoir" or "être". As "avoir", "être" is used to form compound tenses for some verbs.
There are only 2 auxiliaries in French: "avoir" or "être". As "avoir", "être" is used to form compound tenses for some verbs.


==Compound Tenses in French==
===Compound Tenses in French===
Conjugations for the different French verb tenses and moods can be divided into 2 categories:
Conjugations for the different French verb tenses and moods can be divided into 2 categories:
*'''simple''' and '''compound'''.  
*'''simple''' and '''compound'''.  
Simple tenses and moods have only 1 part (e.g., "je mange") whereas compound tenses and moods have 2 (e.g., "j'ai mangé").  
Simple tenses and moods have only 1 part (e.g., "je mange") whereas compound tenses and moods have 2 (e.g., "j'ai mangé").
 
==3 cases==
==3 cases==


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