So in an effort to reinforce the structure “tu es,” I recently had my students make fortune tellers. If you don’t know what a fortune […] Read More
Category: verbs
I previously blogged about introducing students to pronouns out of context. In this post, I will share some ways I target specific pronouns in a more […] Read More
Conjunctions are a little tricky in French because sometimes they require the verb to be in the subjunctive (to learn more about the subjunctive, read […] Read More
Verbs in almost any language are conjugated. They have different forms depending on the subject. Sometimes this is a hard concept for anglophones to grasp […] Read More
This tense is somewhat rare. Only advanced students should attempt mastering this tense. It is translated just like the passé composé. It is called the […] Read More
This is a very hard tense because the subjunctive mood is almost non-existant in English. It is used in French to express doubt or emotion. […] Read More
This tense basically describes and action that would happen, given certain condition. A clause beginning with if followed by a verb in the imperfect usually […] Read More
Pluperfect indicative tense is used to express an action that had happened. An example in English: He had gone out. To form it, you need […] Read More
The passé composé (literally, the composite past) is used in French to express a completed action. When you are studying other languages, it is sometimes […] Read More
The future tense is used to express an idea that will happen. It’s generally a little later in the future than the futur proche, but […] Read More
