Passé composé (compound past) is the most commonly-used past tense verb form in French. Often used in combination with the imperfect, the passé compose can express an action completed in …
Four of the most important French verbs are aller (go to), avoir (to have), être (to be), and faire (to do or make). Each of these can be used either …
The French past participle, participe passé, has several important roles. It is used in the creation of compound moods and tenses, can be used as an adjective, and is also …
The passé simple is the simple past form of a French verb. Unlike its English equivalent, the passé simple is used only in formal prose. Chances are you won’t ever …
To conjugate the present tense of regular French verbs, drop the ending of the infinitive and replace it with the ending that corresponds with whom or what is performing the …
French articles are sometimes confusing for non-native speakers. Unlike in other languages, articles in French must agree in both gender and number with the nouns that they modify. In addition, …
Like English future tense verbs, the French future tense is used to describe upcoming events or situations. The French simple future tense tends to be one of the easiest tenses …
The previous lesson covered the rules for gendering French nouns and some of the notable exceptions to those rules. However, some French nouns can take either gender. These nouns have …
French is a much more gendered language than English. Which nouns are masculine and which are feminine can often seem arbitrary and random to non-native speakers. However, the language does …
This exercise tests your knowledge of twenty-six core French words that beginning speakers should know. Match the French words on the left with their English equivalents on the right. Remember …