French grammar

Adjectifs Possessifs (Level A)

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Singular Plural English Masculine Feminine Before vowel my mon ma mon mes your (tu form) ton ta ton tes his, her, its son sa son ses our notre notre notre nos your (vous form) votre votre votre vos their leur leur leur leurs Listen to the Audio Exemples: Mon chien est noir Sa chemise est blanche Leur … Read more

French Grammar review “Les pronoms” (All levels)

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French grammar – Review French – Practice French Online   Les pronoms remplacent des noms, des groupes nominaux, et parfois des propositions. – des pronoms personnels – des pronoms démonstratifs – des pronoms possessifs – des pronoms interrogatifs – des pronoms relatifs Pronoms personnels Sujets : je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles COD … Read more

Use of past tense in French – Talking about a trip (A2 and +)

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Reading Comprehension – practice   Conversation Describe the activities (places, time, ..) taking place during the weekend in Normandie – see itinerary  below Grammar – conjugate in the past tense (passe compose) Listening comprehension Listen to the following conversation and report what he does   ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more … Read more

First verbs to know in French: ETRE, AVOIR, ALLER

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Learn the first verbs you need to know in French TO BE — ETRE I am — Je suis You are — Tu es (informal singulier) He/She is — Il/Elle est We are — Nous sommes You are — Vous êtes (formal or  plural) They are – Ils/Elles sont  ============================================================ TO HAVE — AVOIR I have … Read more

Expressing nuances with subjunctive, conditional and future (Levels B1 and +)

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Use of subjunctive The subjunctive is used mostly with verbs or adverbs expressing desire, doubt, or eventuality; it may also express an order. It is almost always preceded by the conjunction que (that). Ex: Il faut que nous partions // Tu preferes qu’il vienne Note: it is possible to replace the conjugated subjunctive form with indicative … Read more

Connectors in French – Listening comprehension (Level A2 and +)

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1) Review connectors in French – Expression cause, consequence, and objectives 2) Exercise: Select the right connectors in the following text Register to access the practice and receive feedback

French Grammar – Feminin ou Masculin (Level A)

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SECTION 1 – noms Every noun in French has a gender – a chair (une chaise) is feminine, a bed (un lit) is masculine… So how do you know which gender is a noun? Easy steps 1) Use google translate. Make sure to use an article (a) before the noun. When you do that, the … Read more

French Grammar – Review of the use of Subjunctive (Level B – C)

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The subjunctive is used mostly with verbs or adverbs expressing desire, doubt or eventuality; it may also express an order. It is almost always preceded by the conjunction que (that).   Exercise Complete the following sentences [use conjugation tool] 1. Il faut que tu (être)  à l’heure à ton cours. 2. Le professeur exige qu’ils (écrire)  au moins ce … Read more

French grammar review: Passé Composé tense (Level A – B)

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Le Passe composé est un temps très utilisé à l’oral. Il est composé de l’auxiliaire être ou avoir au présent dans la 1ère partie; et du participe passé du verbe conjugué dans la seconde partie Exemple: J’ai terminé mes devoirs  — ‘ai’ = auxiliaire avoir / ‘terminé’ =  participe passé du verbe ‘Terminer’ Souvent c’est le verbe … Read more