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...

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...

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...

Ah, the infamous French subjunctive! French learners and native speakers alike have a certain difficulty knowing exactly when to use subjunctive French, so this verb mood has quite the reputation. It’s not that complicated though! Keep reading...

At first glance, French punctuation appears similar to English. Unfortunately, the assumption that punctuation is the same in both languages only holds true for a handful of French punctuation marks. In this post, we’ll answer the Keep reading...

Y and en are two French pronouns that don’t translate very well from English. They both replace a noun or a clause in a sentence. Aside from the obvious English translations of there for y and some for en, there Keep reading...

Believe it or not, there’s a lot more to French negation than just ne…pas! There are many options to negate in French, depending on the situation and level of formality. Many of these expressions follow Keep reading...

Adjectives serve the same purpose in French as they do in English: they are words that describe people, places, and things. In this post, we’ll give a thorough overview of French adjectives. We’ll begin with Keep reading...

Lequel is one of the five French relative pronouns, these little words that help us make more complex sentences in French. Lequel in French has a close meaning to which in English, as it refers to an inanimate indirect object Keep reading...

You probably already know that a simple accent can make a great difference in French: Où is the perfect example. Où and ou in French are used to convey very different meanings. Written with a grave accent, où is one of the five French relative pronouns. Keep reading...