Understanding active and passive voice helps you vary your sentence structures in French, especially for formal writing or descriptions. La Voix Active (Active Voice) In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. This is the most...
French tonic (stressed/disjunctive) pronouns are used to emphasise a person, stand alone in short answers, appear after prepositions, and follow c’est/ce sont; the core forms are: moi, toi, lui, elle, soi, nous, vous, eux, elles. Overview and Forms The function...
Demonstrative pronouns are words that replace a noun that has already been mentioned or is obvious from the context. In English, they are equivalent to this one, that one, these, those. Instead of repeating a noun, French uses demonstrative pronouns...
The subjunctive in French is not a tense but a mood. It doesn’t tell when something happens (like past, present, future), but rather the attitude of the speaker. The subjunctive is used when something is uncertain, subjective, desired, or emotional....
The conditional present (le conditionnel présent) is a verb form used to express actions that are dependent on a condition or hypothetical situations. It is also used for politeness, wishes, and to talk about possibilities. Examples: Formation of the Conditional...
Pronouns are small words that replace nouns, so we do not have to repeat names or things again and again. Instead of saying “Marie has a book”, we use pronouns: “She has a book.”. French pronouns can feel overwhelming because...
Adverbs in French are words that modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. They tell us how, when, where, or to what degree something happens. Examples: What adverbs do Common Adverbs You will find the complete list of adverbs...
The comparative in French is a structure used to compare two elements and express whether one has more, less, or the same degree of a quality or quantity as the other. It contrasts with the superlative (The Superlative in French),...
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In French, similar to English past tense vs. past continuous, we have imparfait and passe compose where both are past tenses, but they serve different roles in storytelling. Imparfait which is used for setting background, descriptions, repeated/habitual actions, states of...
The superlative in French is a structure used to express that something has the highest or lowest degree of a quality within a group. It contrasts with the comparative, which only compares two elements. The Comparative in French Core patterns...
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