French

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

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