French Vocabulary: Cooking-Related Measurements

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Cooking-Related Measurements le vocabulaire français: les mesures culinaires Quantities can be expressed using specific nouns or adverbs of quantity, and also by specific measures of weight or volume – especially when it comes to talking about food and drink. As with other adverbs of quantity, Cooking-Related Measurements indicate how much (or […]

Spanish Grammar: The Verb Form [HAY]

… Identify Spanish Grammar: The Verb Form [HAY] la gramática española: la forma [hay] The verb [HABER] has many functions. It is an irregular verb. Indicate the existence of people, places, and things. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Vowels and Vowel Sounds … 60-Second Spanish Grammar Lesson … Study The verb form HAY comes from […]

Spanish Grammar: The Verb [TENER] with Hair and Eyes

… Identify Spanish Grammar: The Verb [TENER] with Hair and Eyes la gramática española: el verbo [tener] con el pelo y los ojos The verb [TENER] means to have. It is an irregular verb. May be used to indicate type and color of hair and eyes. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [TENER] – […]

French Grammar: Adverbs of Place

… Identify: French Grammar: Adverbs of Place la grammaire française: les adverbes de lieu Just as an adjective modifies (describes) a noun, an ADVERB modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  Adverbs generally answer the question How? How well? How much? How often? or When? They help us provide more details when we’re describing actions. […]

French Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency

… Identify: French Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency la grammaire française: les adverbes de fréquence Just as an adjective modifies (describes) a noun, an ADVERB modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  Adverbs generally answer the question How? How well? How much? How often? or When? They help us provide more details when we’re describing actions. […]

French Grammar: Adverbs of Quantity

… Identify: French Grammar: Adverbs of Quantity la grammaire française: les adverbes de quantité Just as an adjective modifies (describes) a noun, an ADVERB modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  Adverbs generally answer the question How? How well? How much? How often? or When? They help us provide more details when we’re describing actions. […]

French Vocabulary: Measurements and Dimensions

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Measurements and Dimensions le vocabulaire français: les mesures et les dimensions Knowing how to describe sizes and distances in French can help you discuss how big or small and how near or far things are! Study: METRIC MEASUREMENTS (les mesures métriques): un centigramme : centigram Un gramme équivaut à cent centigrammes. […]

French Grammar: The Perfect Participle

… Identify: French Grammar: The Perfect Participle la grammaire française: le passé composé du participe présent (le gérondif passé) Study: The perfect participle is used in place of the present participle to discuss an action that occurred prior to the action of the principal verb. The perfect participle for all French verbs is formed with the present participle […]

French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense

… Identify: French Grammar: The Present Indicative Tense la grammaire française: le temps présent indicatif Study: Verb tenses and moods help identify when (timeframe) or how (intent) an action occurs. Present tense action – Occurs in the present Past tense action – Occurred in the past (already happened) Future tense action – Will occur in the future The Present Tense helps us talk about actions that are […]

French Grammar: Expressing Specific Quantities

… Identify: French Grammar: Expressing Specific Quantities la grammaire française: les expressions de quantités spécifiques Specific Quantities are used to tell how much or how little of something there is. They help us provide more details when we’re describing amounts of things. Review: LEAF French Grammar: Adverbs of Quantity Study: Expressions of Specific Quantities are […]