Did you know that the past participles may need to take an extra "E" and/or "S" in some cases? That is when they are being used as adjectives, but also in some specific situations in compound tenses. In this episode, I’ll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with ETRE. In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we'll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary AVOIR. Previous episodes in the series: Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164 Episode 165: … Read More →
FYW 165 : French Verbs – How to choose between ETRE and AVOIR (compound tenses, part 2)
how to choose between ETRE and AVOIR auxiliaries when you want to conjugate a French verb in the passé composé…or any other compound tense! There’s an easy way to know and get it right every time you conjugate those dreaded French verbs! In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary ETRE. Previous episode in the series: Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164 Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this … Read More →
FYW 164 : French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1)
Find out why it is important to know the past participles of your French verbs. I’ll also, of course, give you tips to help remember past participles form more easily. In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see how to choose between the ETRE and AVOIR French auxiliaries. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode avoir (eu) Ouvrir (ouvert), souffrir (souffert), offrir (offert) Mourir (mort) Un enfant attendu/désiré Des devoirs finis Un cahier jauni par le temps Une ville bien équipée et aménagée Des feuilles mortes LINKS and … 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 120 : Questions in French (Part 3): When the verb is made of several words
This episode is the third part of a series about asking questions in French. If you ever travel to France and engage in any interaction with a native French speaker, you'll definitely need to ask them questions in French! In order to give you the confidence to do so, this episode will focus on getting the order of the sentence right when the verb is made of several words (I'll talk about the compound tenses, the near future and the recent past). We'll reuse what you've learnt in episode 111 of French Your Way Podcast to play around with the different structures to ask questions in French, so … Read More →
FYW 047 : Perfect or Imperfect ? (French verbs)
I received this question from one of my podcast listeners. Sinead gets confused between when to use the perfect or imperfect tenses in French (imparfait or passé composé). This is actually a headache for many students of French, so I’ve tried to make my explanations as simple as possible, with lots of examples. I also give you tips on how to reflect and practice using both French tenses properly. In the future, I will design a resource and courses to help you with French conjugations, French verbs. So if you are interested, sign up to my newsletter: … Read More →