French Grammar: Imperatives – Basics

… Identify: French Grammar: Imperatives – Basics la grammaire française: les impératifs – une introduction  Study: Imperatives (commands) are words that are used to give instructions, or to ask or tell a person to do (or not do) something. If you want to be able to tell someone how or what to do (or not […]

French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] with Sports

… Identify: French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] with Sports la grammaire française: le verbe [faire] avec les sports The verb FAIRE means to do or to make. (I do, you do, he/she does, etc.… / I make, you make, he/she makes, etc…) The verb FAIRE is also used in a variety of vocabulary expressions, like […]

French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] with Weather Expressions

… Identify: French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] with Weather Expressions la grammaire française: le verbe [faire] avec les expressions du temps The verb FAIRE means to do or to make. (I do, you do, he/she does, etc.… / I make, you make, he/she makes, etc…) The verb FAIRE is also used in a variety of […]

French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] – Basics

… Identify: French Grammar: The Verb [FAIRE] – Basics la grammaire française: le verbe [faire] – les rudiments The verb FAIRE means to do or to make. (I do, you do, he/she does…, etc.).  It is an irregular verb, but one which is used very often in French. Study: The verb FAIRE means to do […]

French Grammar: Telling the Date

… Identify: French Grammar: Telling the Date le grammaire français: dire la date Learning to tell the date (dire la date) will help you plan for future events! Knowing how to tell dates is also vital for business appointments, taking classes, and holidays and celebrations! Study: Learning to tell the date (dire la date) will help you plan […]

French Vocabulary: Months of the Year

Identify: French Vocabulary: Months of the Year le vocabulaire français: les mois de l’année Learning about the months of the year (les mois de l’année) will help you plan for future events! Knowing the months of the year is also vital for business appointments, taking classes, and holidays and celebrations! Study: Learning about the months of the […]

French Grammar: The Personal Pronoun – [ON]

… Identify: French Grammar: The Personal Pronoun – [ON] la grammaire française : le pronom personnel – [on] Subject pronouns (also called Personal Pronouns) let us know who or what is involved when we use verbs! Subject pronouns are used in all aspects of conversation, including people and actions! The subject pronoun “ON” literally means “one”.  […]

French Grammar: The Near Future – [ALLER] + Infinitive

… Identify: French Grammar: The Near Future – [ALLER] + Infinitive la grammaire française: le futur proche – [aller] + l’Infinitif The Near Future (Le Futur Proche) is a way to talk about things that are going to happen.  It indicates the intention to act in the future, and implies that the action is fairly immediate.  […]

French Grammar: The Adverbial Pronoun [Y]

Identify: French Grammar: The Adverbial Pronoun [Y] la grammaire française: le pronom adverbial [Y] The adverbial pronoun “y” is used to refer to places or things (but never to people!) that have already been mentioned.  It often means “there”.  “Y” is pronounced like the French letter “i” (like the sound ‘ee’ in the English word […]

French Grammar: The Adverbial Pronoun [EN]

Identify: French Grammar: The Adverbial Pronoun [EN] la grammaire française: le pronom adverbial [EN] The adverbial pronoun “en” is used to refer to previously mentioned nouns (i.e., things, places, or people) or infinitives preceded by a form of the preposition “de”.  Depending on context, the pronoun “en” can mean about it, about them, from it, […]