French Negative Expressions
Do the French have a negative way of speaking? “Non – ce n’est pas possible !”, “Je n’ai aucune idée”, “J’y peux rien” are a…
Category: French
French Simple Future
Le futur simple corresponds to the will-future tense in English. We mostly use this tense to talk about future plans or intentions in French, as well…
French Adverbs
French adverbs, like their English counterparts, are used to modify adjectives, other adverbs, and verbs or clauses. They do not display any inflection; that is, their…
French Tonic or Stress Pronouns
Stressed pronouns, also called disjunctive or emphatic pronouns, are used to provide emphasis of a personal pronoun that refers to a person or group of…
French Vouloir, Pouvoir, and Devoir
It is important to understand and be able to use three irregular French verbs—vouloir, pouvoir, and devoir — as they are very common as well as useful. They are…
French The Past Tense (with être)
The French irregular verb être, to be, is one of the most important verbs in the French language. Être is not only common because it…
French The Past Tense with avoir
The French irregular verb avoir, which means “to have”, is one of the most frequently used of all French verbs. Be careful with the pronunciation of this…
French Voir, Coire, and Boire
The irregular verbs boire, croire, and voir have similar conjugations. Pay attention to their forms in the present tense. As Units progress, you will learn more and more irregular…
French Prendre “to take”
The irregular French verb prendre means “to take” and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. This flexible irregular French -re verb has a specific way to…
French The Verb “to put”
The French verb mettre is a common but irregular verb which needs to be studied carefully. It means ‘to put’ but can also be used for dropping someone…