Omitting Auxiliary Verbs

French auxiliary verbsBy definition, compound tenses and moods require an auxiliary verb plus past participle. However, when using two or more compound conjugations with the same subject, you don't always need to include the auxiliary verb for each one.

   

On vs l’on

On vs l'on - French pronunciationWhat's the difference between on and l'on? In a nutshell, on is sometimes preceded by l' for reasons of euphony.

   

   

Orthographe et expression écrite

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Overused Verbs

Overused French verbs
If you learned French in a classroom, odds are that you overuse certain French verbs, because you were taught a somewhat generic word but not the sometimes subtle distinctions between it and its synonym. Here are 5 French verbs that are useful but often overused.

   

   

   

Past Infinitive

French past infinitiveWhen one thing happens before another, you can use the French past infinitive to talk about the earlier action. In English, the past infinitive is very stilted, so it's usually loosely translated into more idiomatic phrasing.

   

Past Subjunctive

French past subjunctiveThe past subjunctive is the past tense of the subjunctive mood. The exact same verbs, expressions, and conjunctions that call for the subjunctive in the present require the past subjunctive in reference to subjectivity about something that happened in the past.

   

   

   

Prepositions with Nouns

French prepositions with nounsGenerally speaking, articles are much more common in French than in English, but there are exceptions, such as when certain prepositions are followed by nouns.

   

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