2018

In French, numbers require you to do a bit of maths! For example, French people do not have a word for the number 80. 80 in French is quatre-vingts, literally 4×20. The same goes for the number 90. 90 in French is quatre-vingt-dix (4×20) +10.     1 to 10 1 un 2 deux 3 […]

In French, you have two ways to say ‘you’: ‘tu’ and ‘vous’. It is important to know in which situation you use them as they have very specific use and they set the tone of a conversation. They also define the relationship between the people involved in the conversation. Once you work out which one

Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they) are often used to avoid repetitions. Marie est belle. Marie est aussi gentille. – Marie is beautiful. Marie is also nice. Marie est belle. Elle est aussi gentille. – Marie is beautiful. She is also nice.   They indicate who is doing the action and influence the

In French, accents are really important, they can influence the meaning and the pronunciation of a word.   For example: ‘ou’ means ‘or’ ‘où’ means ‘where’.     The acute accent (l’accent aigu) ‘é’   It is only used on ‘e’ and changes its pronunciation to a more high-pitched sound.   Examples un éléphant an

The perfect tense, also called ‘la passé compose’ in French, is used to describe an action in the past that is completely finished.     The perfect tense with ‘avoir’   The majority of verbs in the perfect tense use ‘avoir’ and their past participle. To conjugate verbs in the perfect tense, you need to

Know when to use each one     The comparative   In French, all the adjectives use the comparative structures below. French doesn’t differentiate between short and long adjectives so the equivalent of ‘bigger than’ is ‘plus grand que’ (‘more big than’)   ► more + adjective + than ► plus + adjective + que

Know when to use a French Direct object Pronoun     (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) It replaces nouns and can be used to avoid repetitions.   J’aime ton livre. Je veux ton livre. I like your book. I want your book. J’aime ton livre. Je le veux. I like your book. I want

  Position Some prepositions indicate the position of an object.   devant in front of derrière behind à côté de next to sous underneath dans in sur on entre between   Examples   La bouteille est sur la table. The bottle is on the table.   Je suis devant le magasin Next. I am in