For intermediate and advanced students. I'll be reading a text in French - this text is included in the shownotes for you to follow! What’s the past historic tense? Also called "simple past" or "preterite", or "passé simple" in French, this tense is rarely used and even after years of teaching thousands of students, I have never taught it. I’ll explain when and where you can find this tense, why I find unnecessary to teach it and what you can do to just go around it easily! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode La pasteurisation La rage = rabies Text … Read More →
FYW 125 : Indirect speech (Part 2): The (simple) logic to changing the tenses of the verbs
In this second episode about the indirect speech, I'll explain what's called the "concordance des temps" (or "sequence of tenses"). The name may scare you but it's all actually logical and working the same as in English. So, let's take a look at some examples and you'll see what I mean! Note: listen to Part 1 in Episode 117: " Indirect speech: put the right words...in the right order" Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode J'ai faim = I'm hungry Elle dit qu'elle a faim = She says she is hungry Elle a dit qu'elle avait faim =She said she was hungry. Il ne … Read More →
FYW 102 : Answers to Episode 100 and winner announcement!
Here are the answers to the 15 questions of the quiz I designed to celebrate episode 100 of French Your Way Podcast. How did you go with them?I'll also announce the winner of a French lesson with me....rum drolls.... Let's go! This episode was also broadcast live on Facebook, if you haven't already like French Your Way's page on Facebook to be notified when I go live on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/frenchyourway/ Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode How do you translate in French: "He slept for 6 hours" ? (ep2) Il a dormi (pendant) six heures. … Read More →
FYW 100 : Celebrating Episode #100!! Take the quiz and win a French lesson with me!!
For this special episode, I offer to go back and refresh what you’ve learnt over all the time we’ve spent together! (if you’ve only started to listen to this podcast recently, don't worry!) I’ve prepared a quiz of 15 questions which you can find in the shownotes below and that includes the number of the episode I refer to for each question. I hope you'll enjoy testing yourself. Most of all, I hope that you’ll realise how much you’ve learnt and - hopefully- improved too! In order to reward you for your efforts, you can win a French lesson with me! Email me your answers to this quiz at jessica … Read More →
FYW 065 : Futur Simple vs Futur Proche
Discover some popular French expressions with body parts words. Can you guess what "having a hair on one’s tongue" mean? Or "not having one’s tongue in one’s pocket"? Find out now! Enrich your vocabulary and get a fun insight into French culture as well :-) Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode L’année prochaine, je vais étudier le français en France. = Next year, I’m going to study French in France Pour ma retraite, je vais acheter une maison au bord de la mer. = For my retirement I’m going to buy a house by the beach. Nous débiterons 200 dollars de votre … Read More →
FYW 058 : How to Conjugate French Verbs in –IR Without Losing Your Mind
French verbs are often the nightmare of students of French! Listen to these simple tips on How to Conjugate French Verbs in –IR such as “partir”, “finir”, “dormir”. We’ll cover all you need to know about them, the present and past participle forms. I’m sure these tips will help make French conjugation much easier (and less daunting) for you! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode La FIN = the end FINIR (FIN + IR) is to become the end, to get to the end, therefore to finish. Gros, grosse = big GROSSIR = to become big, to put on … Read More →
How to Conjugate French Verbs in –IR Without Losing Your Mind
Ah, French verbs! They’re the nightmare of most students of French! By popular demand, here are some of my best tips if you’re feeling lost with how to conjugate French verbs in –IR. Learn how to Conjugate _IR Verbs Easily Good news: you only need to learn the indicative present tense and the past participle forms! All other tenses can easily be made from them ; refer to my article “The 7 Most Common French Tenses Made Easy” (it includes a downloadable worksheet with exercises). 1. Learn the verb endings for the indicative present tense Verbs in –IR have their endings as follows: _s, … Read More →