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By prof_frenchtastic, on July 24th, 2010 Bonjour tout le monde!
In this new – and easy to follow – lesson, I will talk about the verb venir (to come) and how to use it to effectively in various contexts. For example, you can use venir to indicate an origin and you can also use it to talk about actions you have just completed. But before we start digging deeper, we should take a look at the verb itself and how it is conjugated.
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Now let’s learn 2 very useful French expressions with the verb VENIR:
1- TALKING ABOUT A PLACE OF ORIGIN
For example, you can use venir de (to come from) to talk about somebody’s place of origin:
| - “Mr. Smith vient des Etats-Unis.” (Mr. Smith comes from the United States). |
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| - “Abou vient du Sénégal.” (Abou comes from Senegal) |
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| - “Andrea Bocelli vient d’Italie.” (Andrea Bocelli comes from Italy) |
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| - “D’où viens-tu?” (Where do you come from? or Where are you from?) |
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By prof_frenchtastic, on July 18th, 2010 Penser (à) vs. Penser (que)
Penser is a French verb that belongs to the 1st group (ER-verbs). Its literal meaning in English is to think. Penser is very much used in daily conversations, but it can sometimes lead to some confusion for non-native French speakers.
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nous pensons |
| tu penses |
vous pensez |
| il/elle/on pense |
ils/elles pensent |
One common mistake, for example, is to misspell it. Penser with an ‘e’ means to think. Panser with an ‘a’ means to dress (a wound).
Penser and Panser are both pronounced the same way, and that’s why you should make sure to know their respective spellings.
In this quick tutorial, I would like to explain two important uses of penser: “penser à” and “penser que”. In case you’re wondering, ‘à” in “penser à” is a preposition and here, it means “about”. “Que” in “penser que” is a relative pronoun and it means “that”. Generally, “penser que” will be followed by another clause (see example further below). French me more…»
By prof_frenchtastic, on July 16th, 2010 Salut tout le monde!
As if I wasn’t busy enough changing diapers (don’t get me wrong, it’s the best part of being a dad  ), I have decided today to start building a huge audio database of French verbs. My project is to eventually have more than 500 French verbs included in this database and conjugated at all tenses!!! Now multiply 500 (verbs) by 17 (tenses – this number is up for debate) and you should have a pretty good idea of the immensity of the project. So wish me good luck!
For now, I have compiled a wonderful list of just 10 verbs, which you can find here. Hey, we all have to start somewhere, right? French me more…»
By prof_frenchtastic, on July 13th, 2010 Salut chers membres de la communauté Frenchtastic.
Welcome to another concise French tutorial! Here, I’m going to show you how to quickly formulate in sentences your interests for various activities in French. The verb you definitely want to learn for this lesson is AIMER.
Besides being used quite much in French romantic movies, the French verb aimer is also commonly used to express what you like or (don’t like). In the chart below, you can learn how to conjugate this verb. French me more…»
By prof_frenchtastic, on July 11th, 2010 Bon dimanche à tous! Here is a listening exercise to help you quickly review what we’ve learned in our last lesson about the weather and the seasons in French. If you haven’t had the chance to take a look at the material, make sure to obtain this complete lesson on the weather and seasons in French. You’ll find there all the audio files and images you need to get you going.
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What’s the weather like in each season? Listen carefully to each question and choose the correct answer(s). (There may be more than 1 correct answer).
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| a. il neige. b. il fait chaud.
c. il fait frais. il pleut.
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By prof_frenchtastic, on July 9th, 2010 Bonjour tout le monde!!! Another Frenchtastic lesson brought to you by Herman aka professor Frenchtastic!
Faire is a very important verb in French. Its literal meaning in English is to do or to make, but it can take several other meanings in various contexts. Note: Make sure you download the audio-zip files for the verb faire at the end of this article. The zip folder includes several mp3 files.
Today, I am going to talk to you about the weather, more exactly, I am going to show you how to describe the weather in French using the the verb faire. You can find the complete lesson with pictures and sound files at http://frenchtasticpeople.com/classroom/lessons/chapter-three/the-weather-and-the-seasons/
You say Quel temps fait-il? to ask somebody: what’s the weather like?
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To answer this question, you have a range of possibilities, (depending on the current weather, of course , but the verb faire will be used frequently, as in:
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By prof_frenchtastic, on July 7th, 2010 Note: (Make sure to download the audio-zip file at the end of this lesson to help you better pronounce the conjugated forms of the verb aller)
Bonjour dear Frenchtastic members!
Here is another useful language lesson brought to you by FrenchtasticPeople.com .
To express future actions in French, you can use two main methods. Of course, one of them, quite simply, consists in using the futur simple tense. The second one, which is very commonly-used among French speakers, is the Futur Proche, and this is what I am going to show you today.
- What is the futur proche (near future), anyway, and how is it different from the futur simple?
To get a better of the futur proche in French, simply think about the grammatical construction to be going to + verb in English.
Examples:
- She is going to wash the dishes. à Elle va laver les assiettes.
- We are going to watch a movie tonight. à Nous allons regarder un film ce soir.
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By prof_frenchtastic, on August 24th, 2009 Bonjour les amis,
Last weekend, posted a new lesson on the school subjects in French. I hope you’ve had some time to study it during the weekend and today, I would like you to quickly test what you’ve remembered from it.
Click here to complete this short French reading quiz.
Remember, you can always find the original lesson on French School Subjects here.
Post your comments or questions here if you have any problems, and I will make sure to respond as quickly as I can. Bonne chance
By prof_frenchtastic, on August 21st, 2009 Bonjours les amis!
It’s already back-to-school here in the United States, and this post couldn’t be more timely. Philosophy, French, Geometry, Music, etc, etc. I’m sure you easily guessed the topic I’m about to discuss here: school subjects! Bravo!
Why don’t we learn how to pronounce these school subjects in French? How about using the verb AVOIR to do this?
I am giving you below a hint of what our current lesson is about:
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la biologie. Biology
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Vous avez un cours de biologie à 11 heures. You have a biology class at 11 o’clock.
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la musique. Music
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Chris adore la musique classique. Chris loves classical music.
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