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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== | ||