French

Let’s practise! Only a handful of verbs use ‘être’ in the perfect tense (see list below, they are easy to memorise thanks to the Mrs Vandertramp acronym). When a verb uses ‘être’ in the perfect tense, you need to agree the past participle with the subject pronoun. Monter = monté (went up) Retourner = retourné […]

Let’s practice and take a trip around a French supermarket!     1) Put the words in the correct order!   a) jambon. / Je / dix / tranches / voudrais / de Je voudrais dix tranches de jambon.                   2) Put the words below in the

Let’s practice! Being able to order your food in French when you go to France or to a francophone country would be a great skill and your efforts will be much appreciated by the waiter/waitress.     1) Match the following questions with the answers!   1️⃣ Je suis désolé mais nous n’avons plus de

In English, you recognise verbs in the infinitive because they all have ‘to’ in front of them (to dance, to sing, to be…) In French, you don’t recognise verbs in the infinitive with what is in front of them but with their endings. There are 3 different types of verbs in the infinitive in French.

Let’s practise! Once you know all the comparative structures it is easy to compare things in French, as they don’t differentiate between short and long adjectives when they compare. You simply need to use your adjective with the comparative structure of your choice once you make sure that you have agreed your adjective properly with

Let’s practise! In French, the most common way to put a verb in the negative form is by using ne…pas. Watch out for the word order in the present tense: ne + verb+ pas. The same word order applies for ne…plus, ne…pas encore, ne…jamais, ne…rien…     1) Put the words in the right order!

Let’s practise! In French, to choose the correct possessive adjective, you need to pay attention to the object, NOT the owner.     1) Translate to English!   a) Vos enfants sont très polis. Your children are very polite.                 Doubts? Explanation ➚   2) Translate to French!

In French, possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their) agree with the noun they describe, NOT with the person it belongs to. It means that if you are talking about ‘his table’, in English, the emphasis is put on the fact that the possessor is masculine. In French, the possessor does not matter; because

Sit back, close your eyes, and imagine you are in Paris, France. Imagine the scenery, the people, and all of the beauty that it has to offer. It is a magical place filled with love, excitement, passion, and energy. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that sublime existence? The good news is you

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