French Grammar: The Past Participle

… Identify: French Grammar: The Past Participle la grammaire française: le participe passé Study: The past participle is the general equivalent of using [-ED] in English. It can be used in a variety of functions including compound tenses and as adjectives with the verb ‘ÊTRE’. To form the past participle for regular verbs, you’ll need to add a new ending to […]

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: 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: 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 Vocabulary: Expressions of Time – Past

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Expressions of Time – Past le vocabulaire français : des expressions de temps – du passé Terms that convey timeframes. Specify when actions have already happened, either recently or in the distant past. Study: Learning to use expressions of past time will help you specify when you have done something and […]

French Grammar: Passé Composé – Basics

… Identify: French Grammar: Passé Composé – Basics la grammaire française : le passé composé – les rudiments 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 to use depending on the meaning you wish to convey. Study: When […]