French has two main past tenses: The passé composé and the imperfect (l’imparfait). While the passé composé is used to describe past actions which occured at specified times, the imperfect is used to describe post actions which occurred at unspecified times. This lesson explains how to form and use the imperfect tense in detail. What …
David Issokson
The French conditional mood is used to express hypothetical (would) events. Usages also include polite requests and si clause sentences (if…then). The conditional is called le conditionnel in French and its endings are –ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient (the imperfect endings). French conditional tense Present conditional To conjugate the present conditional (le présent du …
The French future tense (futur simple) is formed by adding the future ending (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont) to the future stem. For example, je parlerai (I will speak). Another future tense called the futur proche is formed by combining the present tense of aller (to go) with an infinitive. For example, je vais …
Most French learners struggle with learning to count from 1 to 100 as the numbers 60-99 become quite complicated. This lesson provides audio for all of the numbers as well as five useful tips to learn them faster. French cardinal numbers 1 to100 French numbers 1-20 Tip 1: To memorize 1-10, try counting in either …
If you’re flying to France you’ll know that going through the airport and getting on the airplane can be a huge ordeal. This page will help you to get ready. Here you’ll find a list of French airport vocabulary and phrases. You’ll also find translations of all the airport signs. Bon vol! Enjoy your flight! French …
