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📖 Mastering French Verb Stems for the Imperfect, Future, and Conditional Tenses If you’re learning French, you’ve probably noticed that the imperfect, future, and conditional tenses all depend on specific verb stems — and that getting them right is half the battle to correct conjugation. In this post, I’ll break down how to form these stems and give you a handy cheatsheet for the most common irregular verbs. 🔹 Imperfect Tense (Imparfait) The imperfect tense describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past (like I was walking or I used to go)....

Passons The French word “passons” comes from the verb “passer” and is the first-person plural (nous) form in the present tense or the imperative mood. Possible Meanings: Indicative Present (Nous passons) “We pass” / “We are passing” Example: Nous passons devant l’école tous les jours. (We pass by the school every day.) Imperative (Command: Passons !) “Let’s move on” / “Let’s skip” / “Let’s pass” Example: Passons au sujet suivant....

Past Conditional vs. Pluperfect & How They Work Together Both the past conditional (conditionnel passé) and the pluperfect (plus-que-parfait) are used to talk about past events, but they serve different purposes. 1. Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Usage: The pluperfect is used to describe an action that happened before another past event. It provides background information or a cause in the past. Formation: Imperfect of “avoir” or “être” + past participle ✅ Examples:...

The French language is full of fascinating verbs that can take on multiple meanings depending on context, and “ficher” is no exception! Whether you’re filing documents or casually saying you don’t care, this versatile verb has got you covered. But here’s where things get even more interesting: “ficher” has two related forms— fiché and fichu. Let’s dive into their meanings, uses, and differences! 🚀 What Does “Ficher” Mean? 🤔 At its core, ficher is a first-group verb (-er ending) that primarily means “to file” or “to record....

interrogative Raised-intonation This is the simplest and most informal way to form questions in French: Structure: Use the same word order as a statement, but raise the intonation at the end. Example: “Tu aimes le chocolat?” (You like chocolate?) Usage: Common in casual conversations and everyday speech. Advantage: Easy to construct and sounds natural in informal settings. Est-ce que This is a versatile and widely used method for forming questions in both spoken and written French:...