accueillir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms Quand je suis arrivé à l’aéroport, ma famille d’accueil m’a accueilli à bras ouverts et m’a emmené chez eux. When I arrived at the airport, my host family welcomed me with open arms and took me to their home. Apprends à coder et les entreprises t’accueilleront les bras ouverts ! Learn to code and companies will welcome you with open arms....
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....