An article is an important part of a language; it allows us to determine if we are talking about a noun in a specific, unspecific or partial way. It sounds a lot more confusing than it really is. In French there are a few rules around this and it might seem a little overwhelming at […]
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In French nouns have a gender. They can be either masculine or feminine. To an English speaker, this doesn’t quite make sense as we do not do this. A noun is an object, person or place. We can understand a person having a gender. We understand ‘He’ and ‘She’ when referring to a person, but
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Hopefully you have read my article on verbs and understand what they are and what they do in French. These 3 verbs are some of most common you will find in the French language and I will be mainly focusing on how they work in the present tense. They are all irregular, which is of
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The Present Tense is a massively important tense in French and once you understand this you will be able to start communicating straight away. What Is The Present Tense In French? We use the present tense when we want to talk about right now and is also known as the ‘Present Indicative’ in French. This
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Verbs are a huge topic and they cannot be covered in one article, so today we will quickly go over what they are and what they do, so that as a beginner you can get a general understanding of what is going on and what to expect. What Is A Verb? French verbs work in
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Let’s be honest, learning about pronouns is one of those really boring grammar topics, but we really do need to know this information, so don’t ignore it. I will try and explain it as simply as possible and try and keep away from just endless lists and tables. The world of pronouns can get a
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The chances of being taught a language at school is very high. However, the chances of us leaving school being able to speak that language are exceptionally low. So what is going on here, why are we all failing to learn at school? Unfortunately schools are just not set up for language learning success and
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Having the right might is a huge part of learning a language. If you can get this right you will be unstoppable and will be able to achieve a lot. I would say that one of the main reasons people fail to learn a language is due to having the wrong mindset. Once you allow the
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One of the biggest push backs I hear from people who haven’t started learning a language is “I haven’t got any time”. This is simply not true; we can all make time for learning a language. I know we all have busy lives and I know learning a language is a long and slow process,
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The battle between procrastination and motivation can be played out in all areas of life, but it can be especially strong in language learning. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn a language and therefore the chance of wanting to put it off can also be pretty strong. Allowing procrastination to take
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