Category Archives: French Grammar




french masculine or feminine
French Genders: Mastering Masculine and Feminine

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23
Sep
The French Passe Simple
The French Passé Simple, What You Need to Know

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09
Sep
Your Timely Guide to the Future Tense in French

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24
Jul
French Si Clauses
French Si Clauses – The Easy and Complete Guide

Si clauses in French are something that, when explained, appear to be a lot more [...]

01
Nov
Chercher vs Rechercher - What's the Difference?
Chercher vs Rechercher – What’s the Difference?

Both chercher and rechercher are commonly-used French verbs whose definitions overlap just enough to make [...]

24
Oct
How to Tell Time in French
How to Tell Time in French

It goes without saying that knowing how to tell time in French is a fundamental [...]

31
Aug
One of the first major difficulties that French learners encounter is the difference between the verbs savoir and connaître. The main difficulty between them is that in English they can both be translated as to know. At first glance it’s really difficult to tell the difference between the two because of course there is a little bit of overlap between when and where to use them. The goal of this article is to demystify these two verbs so that you can use them confidently in context. Let’s start off by looking at when and where to use savoir. USING SAVOIR TO KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING The first definition of the verb savoir that we are going to go over is how to do something. You’ll be happy to hear that using savoir in this context is actually a bit easier than English. In order to say that you know how to do something all you have to do is use savoir + whatever you know how to do. So for example to say that you know how to drive all you have to do is say Je sais conduire. The reason why this is easier than in English is because we don’t have to add the word how (comment) to the mix, you just have to use the verb to know (savoir) and then the verb that you know how to do. Easy, right? Let’s look at some other examples
To Know in French – Savoir vs Connaître

One of the first major difficulties that French learners encounter is the difference between the [...]

23
Jun
How to Use Au Contraire in French
How to Use Au Contraire in French

The expression au contraire has sort of a special status as it’s one of only [...]

16
Jun
How to Ask Questions in French

Learning how to ask questions in French is for the most part quite easy. In [...]

01
Mar
How to Count Numbers in French
How to Count Numbers in French – The Complete Guide to French Numbers

One of the most boring and uninteresting parts of learning French is learning how to [...]

18
Feb