Translating Compound Tenses and Moods
Learn the different ways to translate compound (two-word) French verb tenses and moods into English. tenses moods voices
French Verb Tenses | Moods | Voices
Temps | Modes | Voix
Lessons on present, past, future | indicative, subjunctive, imperative } active, passive, reflexive …
Learn the different ways to translate compound (two-word) French verb tenses and moods into English. Translating Infinitives, Imperatives, and Participles
Learn how to conjugate French infinitives, imperatives, and participles into English. Translating Passive Constructions
Learn the different possibilities for translating passive French constructions into English. Venir de – Recent Past
You can explain what happened in the recent past with the construction venir de + infinitive; for example, Je viens de terminer ce puzzle - "I (have) just finished this puzzle." A1 - Beginning French • tenses moods voices
Verb Mood
Verb mood indicates the speaker's attitude about the verb: whether it's a fact, an opinion, a command, or a possibility. B1 - Intermediate French • tenses moods voices
Verb Tense
The grammatical term "tense" comes from Latin tempus, meaning "time." So a verb tense refers to the time that the action of a verb occurs. French has three tenses: present, past, and future. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • tenses moods voices
Verb Timeline
This table shows how all 24 French verb tenses and moods fit together. Click any link for a detailed lesson on that tense-mood combination. Voice
The grammatical term "voice" refers to the relationship between a verb and its subject: whether it is active, passive, or pronominal (reflexive). 
Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.
