The passé composé is a compound past tense used in French to express actions that have been completed in the past. It is formed using an auxiliary verb (either “avoir” or “être”) and the past participle of the main verb....
What is l’impératif? L’impératif or the imperative tense as called in English is a mood in French grammar used to give commands, make requests, or offer advice. It’s used to express direct commands or requests to someone, either singularly or...
In French, as in English, there are transitive and intransitive verbs in French. The concept is similar to that in English but with some nuances of the French language. Transitive Verbs (Verbes Transitifs) Transitive verbs in French are verbs that...
The passé composé which corresponds to the English simple past tense is an important past tense that is frequently used in French, also called the present perfect. We use this tense to talk about actions and events that were completed in the past.
In one of our previous articles we learnt about the idiomatic phrases with the verb “Avoir-to have”. Click here to read the article Phrases with Avoir in French. Now we are going to see how faire is used in a...
Numerous common French idiomatic expressions use the verb ‘avoir,’ and familiarizing yourself with them will enhance your ability to sound like a native speaker! These ‘avoir’ expressions are frequently used in everyday French conversations.
In French, unlike in English, most countries have a grammatical gender associated with their names. This means that the names of countries are either masculine or feminine. The gender assigned to a country’s name does not necessarily relate to the...
Let us analyze a simple sentence: Elle lit le journal. – She reads the newspaper In this sentence, the subject is Elle/She the verb or action the subject is performing is reading/lit which is performed on the object which is...
Les Adverbs or adverbs in French are a part of speech that modify or provide additional information about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They describe how, when, where, or to what extent an action or quality is performed or experienced....
A preposition is a small word that connects places or ideas together. In English, common prepositions include “at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to”. Few basic prepositions such as (à, de, en, sur, sous, entre, avec, pour, dans) are...
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