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Monsieur Balzac Asks: How Well Can You Do French Conjugaison? Posted by Hichem on Jun 9, 2011
Imagine one second that your French teacher asks you by surprise: “Passez au tableau” (“Come to the blackboard”) to write the full conjugaison of the verb “faire” (“to do”)—“Que faire?” (“What to do“?) Whatever you “do”, ne panique pas(don’t panic)! As you will see in the tables listed below, it’s far from being a “UNE…
Les classes grammaticales françaises (French Grammatical Classes) Posted by Hichem on Jun 6, 2011
Don’t be just good, or “average good”, in French grammar; why not become un superman de la grammaire française ! (Picture suggested by a fan of The French Blog) * * * For that, retour aux bases (back to the basics): Starting with identifying les classes grammaticales (Grammatical classes), which are today’s subject: Le…
French Homophones: “Ça”, “çà”, and “sa” Posted by Hichem on May 30, 2011
Whether or not you’ve been fully or partially diagnosed with a desperately incurable case of “coulrophobie” (that -please don’t laugh- is the serious term that applies to the “phobia of clowns”), using “ça” in French grammar should not be as terrifying of an experience as, say, watching all alone in the grim darkness of…
CROIS-tu pouvoir conjuguer ce verbe? (Do You BELIEVE You Can Conjugate This Verb)? Posted by Hichem on May 29, 2011
Attention! “Crois en moi” and “crois-moi” don’t mean the same thing: The former means “believe in me”, while the latter, a bit less demanding, simply means “believe me”… Now, crois-moi (believe me), la conjugaison of the verb CROIRE is not that complicated! * * * But before putting your conjugaison skills to the test, here are…
Les adjectifs irréguliers (Irregular Adjectives) Masculin et Féminin Posted by Hichem on Apr 29, 2011
In today’s post, we’ll go through the special type of adjectives called “les adjectifs irréguliers.” They are named as such because -you’ve guessed it- they are pretty much the “rebellious type”; ils ne suivent aucune règle particulière (they do not follow any particular rule), and you therefore have to memorize them par cœur (by heart)! * *…
French Conjugaison: the Verb Ouvrir (To Open) Posted by Hichem on Apr 25, 2011
What could be better to open up la nouvelle semaine(the new week) than la conjugaison of the verb ouvrir (to open)? * * * The naturally-born funny French comedian actor Fernandel stars as “Ali Baba”, the famous Arabian Nights tale in which he utters the three magic words: “Sésame, ouvre-toi!” (“Open Sesame!”) Here’s “un aperçu“, or a…
Conjugaison of the Verb Promettre (To Promise) Posted by Hichem on Apr 19, 2011
“PROMETTRE” (“To promise”) as in “Tu m’as promis“, in In-Grid‘s song “Tu es foutu” (“You’re done for”)… * * * …but you, mes amis (my friends), are not! Because now you have the full conjugaison of the verb “Promettre” at your disposal 🙂 I N D I C A T I F Présent je tu…