French Vocabulary: Lunch

Identify: French Vocabulary: Lunch le vocabulaire français: le déjeuner Words most often associated with lunch. Learn what French speakers eat at mealtimes and how they eat it. Study: Everyone needs to eat! Items eaten at lunch (le déjeuner) can vary greatly from country to country.  Each country, city, and region can have their own specialties. […]

French Vocabulary: Workshop

Identify: French Vocabulary: Workshop le vocabulaire français: l’atelier Learning to talk about the home can help you communicate your living accommodations to others! This can help you get things fixed around the house, or can help you identify something that you need, or tell someone where you are! Study: Learning to talk about the home can help […]

French Vocabulary: Shapes

Identify: French Vocabulary: Shapes le vocabulaire français: les formes Study: Shapes are used to describe objects, along with colors and other physical characteristics! It’s geometry, in French! un carré : a square carré(e) : square Les notes adhésives “Post-It” sont des carrés.  Elles sont carrées. Post-It notes are squares. They are square. un cercle : […]

French Grammar: The Recent Past with [VENIR DE] + Infinitive

… Identify: French Grammar: The Recent Past with [VENIR DE] + Infinitive la grammaire française: le passé récent avec [venir de] + l’infinitif VENIR is an irregular verb that normally means “to come”.  However, VENIR is also a very handy verb when we want to talk about actions that have (or had) taken place in […]

French Grammar: Irregular Verbs – Basics

Identify: French Grammar: Irregular Verbs – Basics la grammaire française: verbes irreguliers – les essentiels 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! When we conjugate all kinds of verbs, they are usually identified as regular or irregular verbs. […]

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: The Verb CRAINDRE – Verb Conjugation Chart

… CRAINDRE : TO FEAR / TO BE AFRAID Infinitive CRAINDRE Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle CRAIGNANT Past Participle CRAINT … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  crains  craignais  craignis  craindrai tu  crains  craignais  craignis  craindras il / elle / on  craint  craignait  craignit  craindra nous  craignons  craignions  craignîmes  craindrons vous  craignez […]

French Grammar: The Verb CROIRE – Verb Conjugation Chart

… CROIRE : TO BELIEVE Infinitive CROIRE Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle CROYANT Past Participle CRU … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  crois  croyais  crus croirai tu  crois  croyais  crus croiras il / elle / on  croit  croyait  crut croira nous  croyons  croyions  crûmes croirons vous  croyez  croyiez  crûtes croirez ils […]