Sunday, 23 March 2014
Monday, 17 March 2014
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Flowers
There are some lovely flower vocab cards at http://a51.idata.over-blog.com/0/51/64/42/Jeu_5FamillesPlantes/Compil-5famillesFleursBulbes600.png
Ways to learn être verbs
être verbs can be tricky to remember at first. You've just mastered the avoir plus past participle and suddenly you have to remember another group.
There are a few good ways to learn these verbs:
1. the house
source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_maison_etre.jpg
2. the castle

source: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_dm6Jtzh0pgg6OyljNVcCPYdHlRfPfLzwjvLjbyl8SUC_HGR85w_eDxZ2qFlSt8wTlTLWydptK8NrsCAmsjGoroof3-Lxb7c0cnTD_jnG7BEnYD_TehNrQyZOIu_kGhuluUvhSem5Kum/s1600/etrepic.jpg
3. Mr and Mrs Vandertramp

source: http://tpsfrench9.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dr-And-Mrs-Vandertramp-French-Chart-N6060_XL.jpg/322083846/Dr-And-Mrs-Vandertramp-French-Chart-N6060_XL.jpg
There are a few good ways to learn these verbs:
1. the house
source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_maison_etre.jpg
2. the castle
source: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_dm6Jtzh0pgg6OyljNVcCPYdHlRfPfLzwjvLjbyl8SUC_HGR85w_eDxZ2qFlSt8wTlTLWydptK8NrsCAmsjGoroof3-Lxb7c0cnTD_jnG7BEnYD_TehNrQyZOIu_kGhuluUvhSem5Kum/s1600/etrepic.jpg
3. Mr and Mrs Vandertramp
source: http://tpsfrench9.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dr-And-Mrs-Vandertramp-French-Chart-N6060_XL.jpg/322083846/Dr-And-Mrs-Vandertramp-French-Chart-N6060_XL.jpg
Monday, 10 March 2014
L'infinitif
Infinitives come in three main flavours in French:
1. -er verbs like marcher and acheter
2. -ir verbs like finir and choisir
3. -re verbs like vendre and rendre
-er verbs are the most common.
je marche - je marchais - j'ai marché - je marcherai
i walk - i was walking - i have walked - i will walk
1. -er verbs like marcher and acheter
2. -ir verbs like finir and choisir
3. -re verbs like vendre and rendre
-er verbs are the most common.
je marche - je marchais - j'ai marché - je marcherai
i walk - i was walking - i have walked - i will walk
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Subjunctive conjunctions
In need of a list of conjunctions that trigger the subjunctive? There's a great list at
http://french.about.com/od/grammar/ss/subjunctive_6.htm
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