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 RECEVOIR – Verb Conjugation Chart

… RECEVOIR : TO RECEIVE; TO GET Infinitive RECEVOIR Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle RECEVANT Past Participle REÇU … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  reçois  recevais  reçus recevrai tu  reçois  recevais  reçus  recevras il / elle / on  reçoit  recevait  reçut  recevra nous  recevons  recevions  reçûmes  recevrons vous  recevez  receviez  reçûtes […]

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 […]

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 DORMIR – Verb Conjugation Chart

… DORMIR : TO SLEEP Infinitive DORMIR Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle DORMANT Past Participle DORMI … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  dors  dormais  dormis  dormirai tu  dors  dormais  dormis  dormiras il / elle / on  dort  dormait  dormit  dormira nous  dormons  dormions  dormîmes  dormirons vous  dormez  dormiez  dormîtes  dormirez ils […]

French Grammar: The Verb DEVOIR – Verb Conjugation Chart

… DEVOIR : TO HAVE TO / MUST / TO BE SUPPOSED TO / TO OWE Infinitive DEVOIR Conjugation IRREGULAR Present Participle DEVANT Past Participle DÛ (DUE) … Simple Tenses, Indicative Mood: Présent Imparfait Passé Simple Futur je  dois  devais dus  devrai tu  dois  devais  dus  devras il / elle / on  doit  devait  dut […]