French Grammar: The Verb FALLOIR – Verb Conjugation Chart

… FALLOIR : TO BE NECESSARY / TO HAVE TO / TO NEED / MUST Infinitive FALLOIR Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle (NONE) Past Participle FALLU … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  (none)  (none)  (none)  (none) tu  (none)  (none)  (none)  (none) il  faut fallait fallut  faudra nous  (none)  (none)  (none)  (none) […]

French Vocabulary: The Verb [ÊTRE] with Emotions and States

… Identify: French Vocabulary: The Verb [ÊTRE] with Emotions and States le vocabulaire français: le verbe [être] avec les émotions et les états d’esprit Terms for a wide variety of feelings or states of being. Use ÊTRE expressions to convey feelings and mental states. Study: Just because someone is from a different country, or speaks […]

French Vocabulary: Staying In For The Evening

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Staying In For The Evening le vocabulaire français: passer le soir à la maison Verbs are used to communicate actions. Common verbs express day-to-day activities. Study: Here are examples of things to do at home. Think of these as a template to working with different verbs and nouns in the French […]

French Vocabulary: Getting Out of the House

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Getting Out of the House le vocabulaire français: sortir de la maison Verbs are used to communicate actions. Common verbs express day-to-day activities. Study: Here are examples of things to do and the places that you can do them. Think of these as a template to working with different verbs and […]

French Vocabulary: Common Regular [-ER] Verbs

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Common Regular [-ER] Verbs le vocabulaire français: verbes réguliers communs en [-ER] Common verbs that have an [-ER] ending in the infinitive. Get comfortable working with regular [-ER] verbs. Study: aider : to help J’aide ma mère dans la cuisine. I help my mother in the kitchen. aimer : to like […]

French Vocabulary: Hotel and Resort Facilities

Identify: French Vocabulary: Hotel and Resort Facilities 
le vocabulaire français: les équipements hôteliers Knowing the terms for describing hotel and resort facilities (les équipements hôteliers) can help you identify and reserve the lodging accommodations you desire while traveling. Knowing these terms can also help you ask about specific hotel services and pay your bill.  Being […]

French Grammar: The Preposition [DE] and Possession

… Identify: French Grammar: The Preposition [DE] and Possession la grammaire française: la préposition [de] et la possession The preposition DE is used in many different kinds of expressions in French. It is commonly used to express possession and relationship. Study: The preposition DE is used in many different kinds of expressions in French. It […]

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: 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: Typing French Accent Marks

Identify: French Grammar: Typing French Accent Marks la grammaire française: taper les accents français Learn how to type French accent marks on your computer! Study: On a PC, the ALT codes are used to enter the characters as text in programs such as MS Word or Adobe Photoshop. To enter an ALT code from your […]