Contractions

French contractionsContractions occur when two words are combined into one, sometimes with a distinctly different spelling. In English, contractions like "won't" are optional and indicate informality. In French, however, contractions are required, regardless of the register you're speaking or writing in.

   

Voir Expressions

Expressions with voir
The French verb voir, "to see," is found in many idiomatic expressions, including to think big, to be completely fooled, and to picture it. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring voir.

   

Passé composé vs Imparfait

Passé composé vs imparfaitThe trickiest aspect of the two most important French past tenses is that they often work together, juxtaposed not only throughout stories, but even within individual sentences. Understanding the contrasting relationship between the passé composé and imparfait is essential to communicating in French.