Simple Grammar: present tense + DEPUIS
Sometimes English grammar is more complicated than French grammar! To talk about how long you have been doing something in French, you just need to…
Impress your examiner with negatives
Impress your examiner by showing you can use negatives other than “ne… pas”. A useful negative is NE…RIEN meaning NOTHING Il ne sait rien! He knows nothing! Nous n’avons rien acheté We bought…
PROPRE – importance of position
What a difference the position of an adjective can make! Before the noun Ma propre chambre My own bedroom After the noun Ma chambre propre…
La bibliothèque
Vocabulary Quiz “La bibliothèque” has two meanings in French! Do you know what they are?
Impress your examiner: “il y a” as “ago”
You probably know that il y a means ‘there is’ or ‘there are’, but did you know it can also mean AGO when it is…
Playing Sport – a simple rule!
When talking about sport we use JOUER + à for ball games and FAIRE + de for other sports: Ball Games: JOUER + à Nous…