French conjugation tip: The Sequence of Tenses in Complex Sentences
In complex sentences, the choice of tense depends on the main verb. For example, if the main clause is in the Future Simple, the subordinate clause often uses the Future…
French conjugation tip: Introduction to the Future Perfect (Futur Antérieur)
The Future Perfect tense (Futur Antérieur) is used to describe an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future. It is formed using the Future…
French conjugation tip: Using the Pluperfect in Narratives
The Pluperfect is commonly used in storytelling to set the scene or provide background information. It is often combined with the Passé Composé or Imparfait to show the sequence of…
French conjugation tip: Introduction to the Pluperfect (Plus-Que-Parfait)
The Pluperfect tense (Plus-Que-Parfait) is used to describe actions that had occurred before another action in the past. It is formed using the Imparfait of “avoir” or “être” followed by…
French conjugation tip: The Imperative Mood
The Imperative mood is used to give commands, make requests, or offer advice. In French, the Imperative is formed using the present tense without the subject pronoun. For example, “parle!”…
French conjugation tip: Conditional Past (Conditionnel Passé)
The Conditional Past (Conditionnel Passé) is used to express actions that would have happened but didn’t due to certain conditions. It is formed using the Conditional of “avoir” or “être”…
French conjugation tip: The Futur Proche Tense
The Futur Proche (near future) is another way to express future actions in French. It is formed using the present tense of “aller” followed by the infinitive of the main…
French conjugation tip: Using the Conditional for Politeness
The Conditional mood is often used in French to make requests or offers more polite. For example, instead of saying “je veux” (I want), you can say “je voudrais” (I…
French conjugation tip: The Conditional Mood
The Conditional mood in French is used to express actions that would happen under certain conditions. It is formed similarly to the Future Simple, but with different endings: -ais, -ais,…
French conjugation tip: Irregular Verbs in the Future Simple
Some verbs have irregular stems in the Future Simple tense, although the endings remain regular. For example, “être” becomes “je serai”, “avoir” becomes “j’aurai”, “aller” becomes “j’irai”, and “faire” becomes…
French conjugation tip: Introduction to the Future Simple Tense
The Future Simple tense in French is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. To form the Future Simple, take the infinitive of the verb and add…
French conjugation tip: Reflexive Verbs in the Passé Composé
When using reflexive verbs in the Passé Composé, “être” is always used as the auxiliary verb. The reflexive pronoun precedes the auxiliary verb, and the past participle generally agrees with…