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Top Ten Tips French Present Conditional

Top Ten Tips French Present Conditional

The French conditional is mostly used in si clauses to describe what would happen if some condition were met. Be careful about considering the use of the conditional every time you want to say would or could, because some situations call for the imperfect tense.

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French Adjectives Gros and Grand

French Adjectives Gros and Grand

The French verbs partir, sortir, quitter, and laisser are all synonyms for the English verb “to leave,” but each has its own distinct ways to use it. The choice between these verbs depends on the context and the intended meaning. 

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French Verbs Partir Sortir Quitter

Partir – Sortir – Quitter – Laisser

The French verbs partir, sortir, quitter, and laisser are all synonyms for the English verb “to leave,” but each has its own distinct ways to use it. The choice between these verbs depends on the context and the intended meaning. 

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French Verb Tenir

French Verb Tenir

Ways to Use the French Verb Tenir There are so many ways to use the French verb tenir.  It’s a very commonly used verb, and it’s conjugated just like “venir”.  When you look it up in the dictionary, it says it means “to hold”, but hold on… There’s a lot

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french relative pronoun dont

French Relative Pronoun DONT Top Ten Rules and Tips

Knowing how to use the French relative pronoun dont is essential for anyone wanting to communicate on a higher level in French. You can download a free PDF of this lesson guide in my private French Grammar Library. “Dont” is a relative pronoun that is used to replace the object

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French Relative Pronouns – Qui, Que, Où, Dont

The four main French relative pronouns qui, que, où, dont are essential to connecting sentences. Whether you are brand new to this or if you just need a review, my video lessons are the best place to start (scroll down for videos). You can download a PDF of this lesson

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French Phone Numbers Dictée Exercise

French Phone Numbers Dictée Exercise

If you’ve learned how to count to 100 in French, it’s time to practice your listening comprehension! French numbers can be tricky, especially 70 – 99.   Have you ever needed to say a French phone number to someone? Better yet, have you ever had someone tell you a French

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French Reading and Listening Comprehension

French Reading and Listening Comprehension

French teachers know how important it is to incorporate listening and reading comprehension in our classroom, but how do you like to do it?  Is there something in particular that you like to use at different times of the year? How about when you’re teaching new French tenses and conjugations?

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What's that French tense?

What’s that French tense?

If you’re a beginner to low-intermediate level learner, you can get along for a good while speaking basic French using the present tense, le passé composé, and the futur proche (aller + infinitive). I think it’s a really good idea to focus on mastering those three tenses and to get

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Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns + Y and EN
LE - LA - LES - LUI - LEUR - Y - EN - ME - TE - NOUS - VOUS

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