French Vocabulary: Idioms Related to Weather
… Identify: French Vocabulary: Idioms Related to Weather le vocabulaire français: des expressions idiomatiques reliées au temps Idioms are fixed expressions with a figurative meaning. Learn to use idioms related to weather to sound more like a native speaker of French. Study: après moi, le déluge I don’t care what happens after I’m gone/after I’m […]
French Vocabulary: Idioms Related to Time
… Identify: French Vocabulary: Idioms Related to Time le vocabulaire français: des expressions idiomatiques reliées au temps Idioms are fixed expressions with a figurative meaning. Learn to use idioms related to time to sound more like a native speaker of French. Study: à la dernière minute under the wire / at the last minute à […]
French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense
… Identify: French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense la grammaire française: le temps présent indicatif Study: Verb tenses and moods help identify when (timeframe) or how (intent) an action occurs. Present tense action – Occurs in the present Past tense action – Occurred in the past (already happened) Future tense action – Will occur in the future The Present Tense helps us talk about actions that are […]
French Grammar: Compound Tenses – Basics
… Identify: French Grammar: Compound Tenses – Basics la grammaire française: les temps composés – introduction Study: French verb conjugations fall into one of two categories: either Simple tenses or Compound tenses. Simple tenses have only one verb (e.g., je parle) and compound tenses have two verbs – a conjugated auxiliary (helper) verb + the […]
French Grammar: Expressing Duration of Time
… Identify: French Grammar: Expressing Duration of Time la grammaire française: combien de temps? Study: When talking about activities and events in French, it’s helpful to know how to express how long ago or for how long those activities and events took, are taking, or will take place. There are different considerations to keep in […]
French Grammar: Verbs that take ÊTRE in Compound Tenses
… Identify: French Grammar: Verbs that take ÊTRE in Compound Tenses la grammaire française: les verbes avec ÊTRE aux temps composés Study: A Compound Tense is a verb form that consists of two parts: (1) the present tense of the auxiliary (or “helper”) verb, followed by (2) the past participle of the main verb (i.e., […]
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: The Future Tense with [QUAND] and Other Conjunctions
Identify: French Grammar: The Future Tense with [QUAND] and Other Conjunctions la grammaire française: le temps futur avec [quand] et autres conjonctions Quand il voyagera en France, il mangera beaucoup de fromage. When he (will) travel to France, he will eat a lot of cheese. Nous verrons la Tour Eiffel dès que nous arriverons au […]
French Grammar: The Future Tense
Identify: French Grammar: The Future Tense la grammaire française: le temps futur The future tense is used to tell what will take place in the future. In order to talk about what will happen in your future or to understand what others will do you will need to understand the future tense in French. Study: You may have already learned the simple […]
French Vocabulary: Expressions of Time – Past
… Identify: French Vocabulary: Expressions of Time – Past le vocabulaire français : des expressions de temps – du passé Terms that convey timeframes. Specify when actions have already happened, either recently or in the distant past. Study: Learning to use expressions of past time will help you specify when you have done something and […]
