French conjugation tip: The Past Subjunctive
The Past Subjunctive is used to express actions or states that are uncertain, subjective, or dependent on another action, but have already occurred. It is formed with the Subjunctive of…
French conjugation tip: The Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
The Subjunctive is often used in relative clauses to express a quality or characteristic that is subjective, hypothetical, or uncertain. For example, “Je cherche une maison qui soit grande” (I…
French conjugation tip: Common Expressions Requiring the Subjunctive
Certain expressions in French require the use of the Subjunctive. These include phrases like “il faut que” (it is necessary that), “bien que” (although), and “pour que” (so that). For…
French conjugation tip: The Subjunctive Mood – An Introduction
The Subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty. It is commonly found in dependent clauses introduced by “que”. The Subjunctive is formed using the present stem…
French conjugation tip: The Conditional and Conditional Past in Hypothetical Statements
Hypothetical statements in French often use the Conditional mood. When expressing something that could happen, use the Present Conditional, and for something that could have happened but didn’t, use the…
French conjugation tip: The Sequence of Tenses in Complex Sentences
In complex sentences, the choice of tense depends on the main verb. For example, if the main clause is in the Future Simple, the subordinate clause often uses the Future…
French conjugation tip: Introduction to the Future Perfect (Futur Antérieur)
The Future Perfect tense (Futur Antérieur) is used to describe an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future. It is formed using the Future…
French conjugation tip: Using the Pluperfect in Narratives
The Pluperfect is commonly used in storytelling to set the scene or provide background information. It is often combined with the Passé Composé or Imparfait to show the sequence of…
French conjugation tip: Introduction to the Pluperfect (Plus-Que-Parfait)
The Pluperfect tense (Plus-Que-Parfait) is used to describe actions that had occurred before another action in the past. It is formed using the Imparfait of “avoir” or “être” followed by…
French conjugation tip: The Imperative Mood
The Imperative mood is used to give commands, make requests, or offer advice. In French, the Imperative is formed using the present tense without the subject pronoun. For example, “parle!”…
French conjugation tip: Conditional Past (Conditionnel Passé)
The Conditional Past (Conditionnel Passé) is used to express actions that would have happened but didn’t due to certain conditions. It is formed using the Conditional of “avoir” or “être”…
French conjugation tip: The Futur Proche Tense
The Futur Proche (near future) is another way to express future actions in French. It is formed using the present tense of “aller” followed by the infinitive of the main…