What is the French passé simple? The French passé simple is a past tense that equates grammatically to the passé composé. Yet, it’s generally overlooked and not learned. This post demystifies the passé simple for students of all levels. What is the French passé simple? The passé simple (simple past or past definite) is a …
In French, the “plus-que-parfait” or pluperfect tense is used to indicate actions that occurred prior to other past actions. It would equate to “had happened” in English. For example, “Je n’ai pas mangé à 18h00 parcé que j’avais dejà mange à 16h00” (I didn’t eat at 6pm because I’d already eaten at 4pm). Plus-que-parfait For …
Prendre means “to take” in French. The French use the verb in a wide variety of expressions, including food and drink, transportation and much more. Prendre idioms Transportation Food, drink, medication More idioms More expressions Related lessons: References: French expressions | Lessons by David Issokson
The French language has many expressions, idioms and basic sayings based on the verb faire (to make, to do). We’ve broken down these expressions into categories including general, expressions, sports, hobbies, household chores, cooking, playing music and more. French faire expressions Sports Household Chores Hobbies Cooking Playing Music Idiomatic Expressions General Expressions Related Lesson: Discover …
The preposition de in French (pronunciation: də) means both of and from. De is one of the most widely used preposition in the French language. This page provides a complete list of its usages with example sentences. French preposition de List of usages of de in French De is used to expression possession De can …