French Grammar: Common Irregular Verbs – Present Tense

… Identify: French Grammar: Common Irregular Verbs – Present Tense la grammaire française: verbes irréguliers courants – temps présent Verbs are used to communicate actions. Common verbs express day-to-day activities. Study: Infinitives and Conjugation: Infinitive verbs are verbs that are unchanged. They are in their most basic form, and can be adapted in many different […]

French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-RE] Verbs

… Identify: French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-RE] Verbs la grammaire française: les temps présent – les verbes réguliers en [-re] Verbs are used to communicate actions. They DO things! If you plan on doing anything in French, you’ll need to learn how verbs work! Study: Infinitives and Conjugation: Infinitive verbs are verbs that are […]

French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-IR] Verbs

… Identify: French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-IR] Verbs la grammaire française: le temps présent – les verbes réguliers en [-ir] Verbs are used to communicate actions. They DO things! If you plan on doing anything in French, you’ll need to learn how verbs work! Study: Infinitives and Conjugation: Infinitive verbs are verbs that […]

French Grammar: Possession with the Verb ÊTRE (ÊTRE + À)

Identify: French Grammar: Possession with the Verb ÊTRE (ÊTRE + À) la grammaire française: la possession avec le verbe ÊTRE (ÊTRE + À) The verb ÊTRE means “to be” (I am, you are, he/she is, etc. …). ÊTRE is one of the first French verbs you’ll need to know. ÊTRE will help you indicate possession […]

French Grammar: Nouns – Masculine and Feminine


… Identify: French Grammar: Nouns – Masculine and Feminine
 la grammaire française: les substantifs – masculins et féminins French nouns (les substantifs) are people, places, and things. They have names! In French, ALL nouns are either MASCULINE (masculin) nouns or FEMININE (féminin) nouns. You’ll need to learn to use nouns if you want to talk about people, places and […]

French Grammar: Impersonal Expressions with the Infinitive

Identify: French Grammar:  Impersonal Expressions with the Infinitive 
la grammaire française : les expressions impersonnelles avec l’infinitif Grammatically speaking, the word “impersonal” in the phrase “impersonal expressions” does not mean disinterested or cold; rather, impersonal expressions are those expressions which do not have a personal subject such as I, you, Johnny, he/she, we, they, the […]

French Grammar: Present Subjunctive – Basics

… Identify: French Grammar: Present Subjunctive – Basics la grammaire française: le subjonctif – une introduction Study: The subjunctive is not a verb tense, but a mood. It is an alternative verb form that has to be used in certain circumstances.  “Mood” is actually a good way to think of the subjunctive, since it often […]

French Grammar: Nouns – Singular and Plural

… Identify: French Grammar: Nouns – Singular and Plural 
la grammaire française: les substantifs – singuliers et pluriels Nouns (les substantifs) are people, places, and things. They have names! You can talk about one noun (singular) or many nouns (plural). You’ll need to learn to use nouns if you want to talk about people, places and things! Study: All French nouns (les substantifs) […]

French Grammar: Double Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Double Object Pronouns la grammaire française: les compléments d’objet – position et ordre Double Object Pronouns occur when using both direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns with the same verb!  Don’t get them confused with Direct Object Pronouns or Indirect Object Pronouns individually. Study: Double Object Pronouns occur when using both direct object pronouns […]

French Grammar: Indirect Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Indirect Object Pronouns la grammaire française: les compléments d’objet indirect Indirect Object Pronouns let us know to or for whom/what an action is intended. Don’t get them confused with Direct Object Pronouns or Double Object Pronouns! Study: An indirect object is a person or thing in a sentence “to whom/what” or “for […]