Archive for June, 2016
Irregular French Verbs in the Imperative Mood Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Jun 6, 2016
We went over the imperative mood last week. Easy, right? Well, if you’ve studied French for any length of time, you know that there are many exceptions to main grammatical rules. And the imperative mood is no exception (like my calembour?) There are four common verbs that are irregular in the imperative mood. You should…
Après moi, le déluge – Flood Vocabulary in French Posted by Josh Dougherty on Jun 2, 2016
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably heard of the torrential downpour in Europe that has caused flooding responsible for the death of at least 10 people. Unfortunately, la météo (the forecast) shows more rain in the coming days. Thousands of people in France have been evacuated as the floods have now been declared…
What’s On The Agenda? – Time Management In French Posted by John Bauer on Jun 1, 2016
I received un mail (an email) the other day with a simple message: La prochaine réunion sera chez moi à 17h. Est-ce que vous êtes disponible ? The next meeting will be at my place at 5 o’clock. Are you available? After making sure that 17h is 5 PM and not 7 PM, I wrote…