French Grammar: Passé Composé with Special Situations

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé with Special Situations la grammaire française: le passé compose avec les contextes specialisés When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending only on the meaning you wish […]

French Grammar: Passé Composé with Negative and Interrogative Phrases

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé with Negative and Interrogative Phrases la grammaire française: le passé compose avec les phrases négatives et interrogatives When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending […]

French Grammar: Passé Composé with [ÊTRE]

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé with [ÊTRE] la grammaire française: le passé compose avec [être] When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending only on the meaning you wish to convey. Study: […]

French Grammar: Passé Composé with [AVOIR] – Irregular Verbs

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé with [AVOIR] – Irregular Verbs la grammaire française: le passé compose avec [avoir] – les verbes irréguliers When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending […]

French Grammar: Verb Conjugation – Basics

Identify: French Grammar: Verb Conjugation – Basics la grammaire française: la conjugaison des verbes – les essentiels Verbs (les verbes) are used to communicate actions. They DO things! If you plan on doing anything in French, you’ll need to learn how verbs and verb conjugations work! Study: Infinitive verbs are verbs that are unchanged. They are in their most basic form, and can […]

French Grammar: Passé Composé with [AVOIR] – Regular Verbs

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé with [AVOIR] – Regular Verbs la grammaire française: le passé compose avec [avoir] – les verbes réguliers When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In French sentences, you choose which past tense you use depending […]

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Variable Interrogative Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Variable Interrogative Pronouns (Lequel/Lesquels/Laquelle/Lesquelles) French Interrogatives (les interrogatifs) are words that are used to ask questions! (They interrogate!) Asking different kinds of questions will help you manage every kind of day-to-day interaction in French. You need to ask questions in order to find out what’s going on!  Study: A “yes/no” question […]

French Grammar: Nasal Vowel Sounds

Identify: French Grammar: Nasal Vowel Sounds la grammaire française: les sons des voyelles nasales Understanding vowels (les voyelles) and vowel sounds is an important part of the French language.  You need them to read, write, and speak French well!  Many parts of French depend greatly on getting vowel sounds right, so listen carefully! Study: French vowels (les […]

French Grammar: Transitional Words and Phrases

Identify: French Grammar: Transitional Words and Phrases la grammaire française: les connecteurs logiques Transitional words and phrases help to keep stories moving along. They can indicate the order or placement of events over time, and can help link events together in a cohesive manner. Study: Transitional words and phrases help to keep stories moving along. They […]

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogative Pronouns

Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogative Pronouns (Qui / Qu’est-ce qui / Que / Quoi) French Interrogative Pronouns (les pronoms interrogatifs) are words that are used to ask questions! (They interrogate!) Asking different kinds of questions will help you manage every kind of day-to-day interaction in French. You need to ask questions in order to find […]