Si Clauses: Third Conditional

French si clausesThe third conditional is an if-then proposition that expresses an impossible situation: if something had happened (the condition), then something else would have happened (the result). The condition is expressed with the past perfect, and the impossible result is indicated with the conditional perfect.

   

   

   

   

Sortir – to leave, go out

French verb sortirSortir is one of the most common and useful French verbs and has irregular conjugations in most tenses and moods. It's one of a handful of French verbs that may need avoir or être as its helping verb, depending on what it means.

   

State-of-Being Verbs

French state-of-being verbsState-of-being verbs have various names but no action. These verbs create a link between their subject and a noun or adjective that describes or defines it.

   

   

   

The Subjunctivisor!

The Subjunctivisor!The Subjunctivisor is an interactive tool that will advise you on whether to use the subjunctive or indicative with more than 275 French verbs, expressions, and conjunctions.

   

To Make

Faire - to make + nounFaire is one of the first French verbs students learn, along with its most common English counterparts: "to do" and "to make." While "make" seems straightforward enough, in reality it has a number of different meanings and uses, many of which have completely different French translations.

   

To Make – Faire vs Rendre

Faire vs rendreWhen someone is made to feel a certain way, that feeling is always expressed in English with an adjective: happy, ashamed, thirsty, etc. In French, however, some feelings are adjectives while others are nouns - and these two different parts of speech require different verbs. When it comes to feelings, the French equivalent of "to make" may be rendre, faire, or donner, depending on whether the feeling is an adjective or a noun.

   

To Take, To Bring

Amener, emmener, apporter, emporter
The English verbs "bring" and "take" have four French equivalents: amener, emmener, apporter, and emporter. This causes all kinds of confusion, but it really is very simple once you understand the differences.

   

Top 10 Verbs

French verbsHere are the 10 most common and useful French verbs, with example sentences and the full set of simple and compound conjugations, with sound files.

   

   

Venir – to come

Venir - to come - French verbVenir is one of the most common and useful French verbs and has irregular conjugations in most tenses and moods. Venir literally means "to come" and is used to create the recent past.