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They say practice makes perfect, so how can one of the most common French past tenses be imperfect? In grammatical terms, "perfect" means "complete," so the imperfect tense is used to describe an incomplete or ongoing action or state of being. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • lesson plans • tenses moods voices
The French imperfect is very easy to conjugate. With a single exception, every single French verb is conjugated according to a single pattern. 
The imperfect subjunctive is a literary verb form, meaning that it's reserved for formal, written French - mainly literature, but also history and journalism. C1 - Advanced French • conjugation lessons • tenses moods voices
The French infinitive is commonly used in writing to give orders in an impersonal way to unknown recipients.
Impersonal pronouns do not have different forms for each grammatical person, though some have different forms that agree with the nouns they replace. 
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated for different grammatical persons. But some verbs are used impersonally, meaning they have only one conjugation, the third person singular. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • indefinition • verbs
Indefinite adjectives like certains, divers, and quelques describe nouns in a general or non-specific way. Many indefinite adjectives indicate a vague quantity. adjectives • B1 - Intermediate French • indefinition
Talking about indefinite concepts can be tricky in a foreign language, yet indefinite adverbs are rarely covered as a specific topic in class. This lesson considers them as a group. adverbs • B1 - Intermediate French • indefinition
With articles, the de vs du, de la, des choice has to do with affirmative/negative and whether there's an adjective in front of the noun. 
The aptly named indefinite article (un, une, des) indicates an unspecific or unidentified countable noun. A1 - Beginning French • agreement • articles • indefinition • plurals
Indefinite demonstrative pronouns (ce, ceci, cela, ça) do not agree with the nouns they replace in gender or number. B1 - Intermediate French • demonstratives • formalities • indefinition • informalities • pronouns
Indefinite pronouns are vague - they either refer to unspecific nouns (like un autre and quelque chose) or make sweeping generalizations (on, tout le monde). agreement • B1 - Intermediate French • indefinition • pronouns
Indefinite relative pronouns (ce dont, ce que, ce qui, ce à quoi) are connectors: they link relative clauses to main clauses and, unlike normal relative pronouns, do not not have a specific antecedent. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • indefinition • pronouns
When communicating strong feelings of shock, awe, anger, etc., we usually use direct exclamations. But it's also possible to exclaim indirectly, by expressing these sorts of feelings in sub-clauses. 
In English, we say that the vowels are "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y." The last couple of words hint at one of the keys to understanding pronunciation: a vowel is not so much a letter as the sound represented by a letter or combination of letters.
Practice is the key to improving your French, and just 15 minutes a day on some kind of French activity can make a huge difference. Check out these ideas and draw up your own schedule.
Of the four language skills, many people find that speaking is the most difficult. Here are tips and resources to help you overcome these obstacles in order to practice French as much as you like.Bonjour !
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