Day 40: The Difference Between the Simple Past and the Compound Past (Intermediate Level)
This lesson will discuss the simple past and the compound past:What’s the difference?When do you use the passé simple or the le passé composé? In…
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Day 36: Simple Future Tense (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will discuss the simple future tense.How to conjugate this tenseIts usage You have probably learned enough about the past tense in…
Day 41: The Past Subjunctive (Intermediate Level)
This lesson is all about the past subjunctive:How to use itHow to form it On day 19 we learned that The present subjunctive is used…
Day 37: The Three Forms of “If” in French (intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will talk about the three conditionals in French:What the 3 main forms of “si” areHow to form the first, second, and…
Day 38: The Historical Past Tense (Simple Past) (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will cover the historical past tense:Conjugation rulesIts use Nowadays, the common and practical perfect tense or compound past tense (“passé composé”)…
Day 39: The Future Perfect (Anterior Future) (Intermediate Level)
This lesson is all about the future perfect tense:What is itHow to form this tensee You have already learned many tenses with which to talk…
Day 59: Word Choice – Savoir or Connaître (Intermediate Level)
This lesson will cover two useful verbs that often confuse French learners, “savoir” and “connaître” :the difference in their grammar usagedifferences in meaning Each language…
Day 43: Reciprocal Verbs (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will discuss the pronominal verbs:What it is and how it is usedSome examples French has a “special” type of verb called…
Day 44: Idiomatic Pronominal Verbs (intermediate level)
In this lesson we will learn what idiomatic pronominal verbs and see some examples. Some pronominal verbs in French are neither reflexive nor reciprocal. Let’s…
Day 57: Order of Double Object Pronoun (Intermediate Level)
There are different types of complement pronouns in French, and sometimes you will find more than one complement pronoun in the same sentence. This lesson…
Day 46: Indirect Speech (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will cover the indirect speech:What is itWhat it is used forHow to form the indirect speech in French Indirect speech is…
Day 60: Exclamation Sentences (Intermediate Level)
For the last lesson of this 60-day course, let’s talk about exclamation sentences. In French, as in many other languages, there are two main types…
Day 45: Reflexive Verbs (Intermediate Level)
This lesson discusses all about reflexive verbs:Its definitionHow is it usedExamples We learn about reflexive verbs in order to talk about actions that you have…
Day 47: Indirect Speech – Balancing of Tenses (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will learn the rules on how to balance the tenses when using indirect speech. When using indirect speech, you usually report…
Day 48: Coordinating Conjunctions (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will cover the coordinating conjunctions:What they areTheir role in French sentences To express your ideas in language accurately, you will actually…
Day 49: Subordinating Conjunctions (Intermediate Level)
This lesson will explain:what subordinating conjunctions arehow they differ from coordinating conjunctionshow to use Coordinating conjunctions are useful, but they also have their limits. A…
Day 50: Placement of Adjective (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will learn where to place an adjective in a sentence. An adjective is used to describe a noun, so naturally it…
Day 51 : Prepositions “Par,” “Pour” and “En” (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will cover the following useful prepositions:parpouren French contains other prepositions beside “à” and “de.” Now, as you advance, let’s deepen your…
Day 52: Preposition “de” and “à”(Intermediate Level)
This is another lesson discussing prepositions. Here we will talk about the prepositions:deà A preposition is a small word that sits before a noun or…
Day 53: Verbs with Prepositions “De” and “à” (Intermediate Level)
In this lesson we will learn about using the prepositions “de” and “à” to introduce a verb:StructuresList of verbs In previous lessons, you have already…