Pronominal Verbs Pronominal verbs are verbs that are conjugated with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) that usually refers back to the subject of the verb. These verbs can express various meanings, including reflexive, reciprocal, and idiomatic actions. Conjugation and Tenses Pronominal verbs follow the same conjugation patterns as regular verbs, but with the addition of the reflexive pronoun. Here’s an example using the verb “se laver” (to wash oneself):...
venir de Non, à côté de chez moi il y a un complexe multisalles qui vient d‘ouvrir. No, next to my place there’s a multiplex that has just opened. The French construction “venir de” + infinitive is used to express recent past actions. 1 Structure and Meaning “Venir de” + infinitive is used to say “to have just done something” in French. It’s equivalent to the English construction “have/has just + past participle”....
Future tense in subordinate clauses In French, when the main clause of a sentence contains a verb in the future tense, the verb in the subordinate clause is often also conjugated in the future tense. This is different from English, where we typically use the present tense in the subordinate clause even when referring to future events. This grammatical rule is part of the French sequence of tenses (la concordance des temps)....
Future tense D’abord je vais vérifier que tout est là. First I’m going to check that everything is there. Vous allez tout rapporter. You’re going to take everything back. J’achèterai des produits frais I will buy fresh produce Je prendrai aussi des fruits I’ll also take some fruit J’irai au magasin et je parlerai avec un être humain. I’ll go to the shop and I’ll speak with a human being. Ce ne sera pas évident car il y aura beaucoup de monde aujourd’hui....
Possessive pronouns La mienne est l’émission d’humour “Puissance faible”. Mine is the comedy show “Low Power”. Et la tienne, Mathilde ? La vôtre, Léon et Adèle ? And yours, Mathilde? yours, Léon and Adèle? la mienne and la tienne are part of a broader set of French possessive pronouns that express ownership and must agree in gender and number with the noun they replace. English Possessive Pronouns Owner (Subject Pronouns) Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Plural Masculine Plural Feminine mine je le mien la mienne les miens les miennes yours (informal) tu le tien la tienne les tiens les tiennes his/her/its il/elle le sien la sienne les siens les siennes ours nous le nôtre la nôtre les nôtres les nôtres yours (formal/plural) vous le vôtre la vôtre les vôtres les vôtres theirs ils/elles le leur la leur les leurs les leurs ni l’un ni l’autre The French expression “ni l’un ni l’autre” is a commonly used phrase that translates to “neither one nor the other” in English....