How do we form plurals in French? Often it’s as simple as adding an -s, just like you do in English. Words with certain endings, however, have different rules for forming their French plurals. So which Keep reading...
Le plus-que-parfait: The French tense that’s more than perfect
Le plus-que-parfait… quite literally, the tense that’s more than perfect! All about actions or situations that took place before another past action, this tense actually goes by two names in English: the pluperfect and the past Keep reading...
When to use passé composé vs imparfait: A full guide
Every French learner will have to know when and how to use the two most common French past tenses: the passé composé and the imparfait. These aren’t the only French past tenses, but they’re by far Keep reading...
French Indirect Object Pronouns: A How-to Guide
French indirect object pronouns are essential for fluent conversation and writing. They are used to replace the nouns that receive the action indirectly in a sentence. This guide will help you understand and use French Keep reading...
Qu’est-ce que c’est: What is this in French?
Though it may look like and sound like a tongue twister at first, the French expression qu’est-ce que c’est is a useful and versatile tool to have in your vocabulary. This French question seamlessly integrates Keep reading...
French Être verbs: A full guide to the verbs of movement
In French, we need to choose between two auxiliary verbs when conjugating in the compound tenses. While most verbs use avoir, a distinct group of verbs, loosely known as the French verbs of movement, take the Keep reading...
Voir Conjugation: Every tense for Voir and its derivatives
Voir, the French verb for to see, is one of the most important verbs in the language, so it’s vital to know how to conjugate it properly. Since voir is an irregular verb, several of its Keep reading...
Regular French IR Verb Conjugation: Every tense and ending
From a big-picture perspective, French verb conjugation is actually relatively straightforward because there are just three main sets of conjugations to learn: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. Today’s post will cover every tense and ending for regular Keep reading...
Regular French ER Verb Conjugation: Every tense and ending
When it comes to French verb conjugation, there are really just three main sets of conjugations. These correspond to the three verb groups, which we can roughly divide into -er, -ir, and -re verbs. In Keep reading...
Tout vs Tous: How and when to use Tout in French
You hear them a hundred times a day, yet distinguishing between tout vs tous is not an easy task. These two words are homophones, meaning they have the same pronunciation: /tu/. While they sometimes express the same Keep reading...