What is the subjunctive? You already know it! Usually, you have seen “que tu fasses”, “que je sois”, “qu’il vienne” since you started reading French! The subjunctive is a verb tense and is often seen as something complicated, but with practice it becomes very easy! To put it simply, the subjunctive is a “mode” of […]
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Welcome to the wonderful world of the imperfect tense (imparfait), a verb tense full of nuances and possibilities! If you are ready to dive into the past and discover how to tell stories, describe situations, and express habits, then you have come to the right place! Un peu de lecture pour commencer Il fallait un
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Relative pronouns are essential for connecting sentences and avoiding repetition. The relative pronouns “qui,” “que,” “dont,” and “où” are used primarily to establish a relationship of dependence between different parts of a sentence. Understanding how and when to use these pronouns is key to improving the fluency of your written and spoken expression. Ready to
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Negation is not particularly difficult in French, but there are some rules that should be remembered. However, it becomes more complicated with passé composé. Let’s take a look together! The basic rules of negation in French The negation in French in the present tense has the following basic structure: ➠ SUBJECT + NE + VERB
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First of all, remember what a preposition is, it’s not very complicated. Prepositions are words that indicate relationships between different elements in a sentence. They help us understand where something is, how something is done, when something happens or the relationships between people or things. In English, they are, for example, “on”, “of”, “to”… The
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We started to see the closed questions, the ones where you can only answer yes or no questions. If you are going to ask a stranger in the street a question, the language should be different from what you use with your boss – which is also different from what you use with your family
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Vous n’arrivez toujours pas à décider si vous devez utiliser “être” ou “avoir” dans le passé composé ? Nous vous donnerons tous les conseils nécessaires pour que vous n’ayez aucun doute ! Un peu de lecture pour commencer J’ai invité les copains à venir à la maison cet après-midi pour jouer aux cow-boys. Ils sont
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The passé composé is the most commonly used past tense in French and often frightens students because of its complexity. However, with the right approach, seeing it step by step, the past tense can be easily learned! A short reading to illustrate the passé composé Ce matin, nous sommes tous arrivés à l’école bien contents,
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Are you in doubt about how to use c’est? Have you confused it with il est? The French expressions c’est and il est can be tricky because they are synonymous but not interchangeable. Which one to use depends less on meaning than it does on grammar. C’est : Mainly used: c’est + first name (C’est
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Prepositions are a group of invariable words (they never change, because they have no need to conform to gender, number or degree. They join two elements in a sentence, creating a connection between them. One of the most used prepositions in French is “de”. “De” can have different contractions: Il faut du beurre, des oeufs,
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