Get Yourself Familiarized with " Asking Questions in French "

Les Questions
If you must learn one thing in French, it is how to ask basic questions and understand the answers.
Let's start by looking at question words in English. The main words you use to get information are:
Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which and How.
In French, these words become:
Qui, Quoi, O, Quand, Pourquoi, Quel, et Comment.
Let's look at each one of these question words and its uses individually. Also, investigate
two more techniques of asking questions: inversion and "est-ce que."
Qui (Who)
The use of "qui" in French is almost identical to the use of "who" in English. For example,
when in English you would say
"Who is it?"
In French you would say
"Qui est-ce?"
which means literally "Who is that?" When in English, if someone said a name and you
didn't understand you would say
"Who?"
In French you would say exactly that,
"Qui?"
Here are some more uses for "Qui:"
Qui tes-vous? (Who are you)
Qui est l'appareil? (Who's calling?)
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Get Yourself Familiarized with " Questions In French Language "

Questions in French. Part 1
We are going to see how to make questions in French from a statement, there are three ways, two
correct for writing and the last one in a conversation.
For example:
Tu regardes la tl (you are watching tv or you watch tv):

Est-ce que tu regardes la tl?

Regardes-tu la tl?
Tu regardes la tl?
1- Est-ce que:
Easy to make questions because you just add before your statement est-ce que!
Moreover est-ce que is invariable: no plural, no past, allways est-ce que.
Est-ce que nous sortons ce soir (plural)
Est-ce que tu as regard la tl (past)
Est-ce que tu regarderas la tl (future)
2 Inversion:
You put the pronoun subject after the verb, and thats it!
Tu regardes la tl becomes Regardes-tu la tl.
3 Conversation:
When we speak, we usually up the pitch of our voice to get a question from any
statement (listen to the video)
Tu regardes la tl?
We have some subtleties:
Je regarde becomes regard-je? with an for verbs which infinitive ends in er, but
to tell the truth we do not use a lot the inversion for these questions, we prefer: est-ce
que je regarde?
another thing is for he or she questions, we add a t to better the pronunciation:
Regarde-t-il? or Regarde-t-elle?

Va-t-il?
A-t-il?
There is no inversion with nouns, only with pronouns: Pierre regarde la tl becomes:
Pierre, regarde-t-il la tl?
5- Questions with tenses:
Futur:
Will he come?
Est-ce quil viendra?
Viendra-t-il?
Il viendra?
Past Tense:
Did he come? (Past Participle with to be)
Est-ce quil est venu?
Est-il venu?
Il est venu?
Did she eat the cake? (Past Participle with to have)
Est-ce quelle a mang le gteau?
A-t-elle mang le gteau?
Elle a mang le gteau?

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Question In French Part 2 "

1- Que, Quoi = What:
3 possibilities: What are you doing?
Quest-ce que tu fais? (correct when you write and speak)
Que fais-tu? (correct when you write and speak)
Tu fais quoi? (correct when you speak)
-What are you saying?
Quest-ce que tu dis?
Que dis-tu?
Tu dis quoi?

2- Quand = When: When will you come?

Quand est-ce que tu viens?
Quand viens-tu?
Tu viens quand?
As you can see, we use the present tense to translate the future too.
3- O = Where: Where is he?
O est-ce quil est?
O est-il?
Il est o?
4- Pourquoi = Why: Why are you eating this?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu manges a?
Pourquoi manges-tu a?
Tu manges a pourquoi?
5- Qui = Who : Who wrote this?
Qui est-ce qui a crit a? (2 qui)
Qui a crit a?
Qui is the subject, so we cannot put it at the end. When sui is not the subject we can
say:
Qui cest?
cest qui?
6- Combien = How much/ How many: How much do you want?
Combien est-ce que tu veux?
Combien veux-tu?
Tu veux combien?
7- Comment = How: How are you doing that?
Comment est-ce que tu fais a?
Comment fais-tu?
Tu fais comment?
8- Quel:
8A- Quel + noun = Which or What + noun:
Quel gteau? = which cake?

Quelle pomme? = which apple?

Quelle heure est-il? = what time is it? (or il est quelle heure?)
8B- Quel est = What is, Who is, Which is:
Quelle est la question? = What is the question?
Quel est cet crivain? = who is this writer? (or qui est cet)
De tous ces livres, quel est le plsu intressant? = of all these books, which is the most
interesting?
Cest fini!

Get Yourself Acquianted with " French Present Simple Tense "
I sing and I am singing can be translated by Je chante (present tense) (you can have a look at the
lesson about the Present continuous in French)
As usual, we have regular and irregular verbs; however the regular ones are by far the most
numerous. Lets see our 3 groups of verbs:
1st Group, Verb with er endings:
Chanter: to sing, the stem is chant
Je chant e I sing
Tu chant es You sing
Il chant e He sings
Elle chant e She sings
On chant e We sing
Nous chant ons We sing
Vous chant ez You sing
Ils chant ent They sing (boys)
Elles chant ent They sing (girls)

As you can see, we have a new subject, the subject on, we use it a lot instead of we
in French, so we say: on va au cinma or nous allons au cinma (we go to the
cinema).
Pay attention to the subject vous as it can be several things:
Vous can be the plural of tu, we use tu with friends, people we know or on an
informal way, and if you speak to several friends, you will say vous.
To one friend: tu vas bien? (are you well?) and to several friends: vous allez bien?
Vous is also the formal way to speak to people, with people you dont know, your
teacher or your boss for example: comment allez-vous? how are you? And if you
speak to several people at the same time on a formal way, you will also use vous. As
you can see it is much easier in English!
To translate they, we have two subjects depending if you are speaking about boys or
girls, if you speak about a group of boys and girls, you will say ils.
We have a lot of verbs in this group: manger (to eat), regarder (to watch), chanter (to
sing), marcher (to walk) and they are all regular.

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Present Tense " In French :

The present tense is used to say what is happening now, or to describe a current situation and
habitual actions. Depending to the context, je parle can mean I speak or I am speaking. There is no
present continuous in French. Present tense only!
Irregular Verbs
Good news for beginner French! Most irregular verbs have actually regular endings!
However, from time to time, their sten may change.
Example of partir (to leave):
je = -s
tu = -s
il/elle = -t
nous = -ons
vous = -ez
ils/elles = -ent

je pars
tu pars
il/elle part
nous partons
vous partez
ils/elles partent
(I leave/ I am leaving)
(you leave/ you are leaving)
(he/she leaves/ he/she is leaving)
(we leave/ we are leaving)
(you leave/ you are leaveing)
(they leave/ they are leaving)
Note that verbs whose stem ends in -t or -d like partir (to leave) or prendre (to take)
don't add any ending to their stem with the pronouns il (he) and elle (she).
Quiz: Translate all sentences into French ( Submit Answers)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

We are doing our homework (to do = faire; our homework = nos devoirs)
He sees the Eiffel tower (to see = voir; the Eiffel tower = la tour Eiffel)
They lie easily (to lie = mentir; easily = facilement)
I want to meet you (want = vouloir; to meet you = te rencontrer)
I am doing my homework (to do = faire; my homework = mes devoirs)

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Present Tense " In French :

The present tense is used to say what is happening now, or to describe a current situation and
habitual actions. Depending to the context, je parle can mean I speak or I am speaking. There is no
present continuous in French. Present tense only!

Verbs ending in -ir (Present Tense In French Language)

Most verbs ending in -ir (5% of the French verbs) have regular endings.
You'll need to add the relevant endings to their stem to form the present.
Example of russir (to succeed):
je = -is
tu = -is
il/elle = -it
nous = -issons
vous = -issez
ils/elles = -issent
je russis
tu russis
il/elle russit
nous russissons
vous russissez
ils/elles russissent
(I succeed/ I am succeeding)
(you succeed/ you are succeeding)
(he/she succeeds/ he/she is succeeding)
(we succeed/ we are succeeding)
(you succeed/ you are succeeding)
(they succeed/ they are succeeding)
Quiz: Translate all sentences into French ( Submit Answers)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

You build a house (to build = btir; a house = une maison)

You fill the cup of tea (to fill = remplir, the cup of tea = la tasse de th)
They seize the opportunity (to seize = saisir; the opportunity = l'opportunit)
We applaud a lot (to applaud = applaudir; a lot = beaucoup)
They lose weight easily (to lose weight = maigrir; easily = facilement)

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Present Tense " In French :

The present tense is used to say what is happening now, or to describe a current situation and
habitual actions. Depending to the context, je parle can mean I speak or I am speaking. There is no
present continuous in French. Present tense only!
Verbs ending in -er (Present Tense In French Language)
All verbs ending in -er (90% of the French verbs) have regular endings, except aller (to
go).
Their present tense is formed by adding the appropriate endings to the infivitive form
without the -er ending.
Example of chanter (to sing):
je = -e
tu = -es
il/elle = -e
nous = -ons
vous = -ez
ils/elles = -ent
je chante
tu chantes
il/elle chante
nous chantons
vous chantez
ils/elles chantent
(I sing/ I am singing)
(you sing/ you are singing)
(he/she sings/ he/she is singing)

(we sing/ we are singing)

(you sing/ you are singing)
(they sing/ they are singing)
Quiz: Translate all sentences into French ( Submit Answers)
1. I give everything (to give = donner; everything = tout)
2. You are walking on a spider (to walk = marcher; on a spider = sur une araigne)
3. He refuses to communicate with me (to refuse = refuser; to communicate with me =
de communiquer avec moi)
4. You are listening to the birds (to listen = couter; to the birds = les oiseaux)
5. You love kissing the girls (to love = aimer; kissing the girls= embrasser les filles)

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Present Tense in French "

I sing and I am singing can be translated by Je chante (present tense) (you can have a look at the
lesson about the Present continuous in French)
As usual, we have regular and irregular verbs; however the regular ones are by far the most
numerous. Lets see our 3 groups of verbs:
1st Group, Verb with er endings:
Chanter: to sing, the stem is chant
Je chant e I sing
Tu chant es You sing
Il chant e He sings
Elle chant e She sings
On chant e We sing
Nous chant ons We sing
Vous chant ez You sing
Ils chant ent They sing (boys)
Elles chant ent They sing (girls)

As you can see, we have a new subject, the subject on, we use it a lot instead of we
in French, so we say: on va au cinma or nous allons au cinma (we go to the
cinema).

Pay attention to the subject vous as it can be several things:

- Vous can be the plural of tu, we use tu with friends, people we know or on an
informal way, and if you speak to several friends, you will say vous.
To one friend: tu vas bien? (are you well?) and to several friends: vous allez bien?
- Vous is also the formal way to speak to people, with people you dont know, your
teacher or your boss for example: comment allez-vous? how are you? And if you
speak to several people at the same time on a formal way, you will also use vous. As
you can see it is much easier in English!
To translate they, we have two subjects depending if you are speaking about boys or
girls, if you speak about a group of boys and girls, you will say ils.
Dear Studnets. We have a lot of verbs in this group and want you to make present
sentences by following up above mentioned Strucutre for the formation of Present
Simple tense. Here are some verbs to be practiced by you one by one respectively.
:manger (to eat), regarder (to watch), chanter (to sing), marcher (to walk) and they are
all regular.
" Submit Your Self-Made Examples Below in the Comemnts "

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Imperfect Tense in French "

We use the imperfect for events or actions which happened regularly in the past, for continuous
actions and for descriptions. It is very often translated in English as used to, was or was -ing.
Quand j'tais petit, j'allais l'cole avec mon frre
When I was young, I used to go to school with my brother
This lesson will teach you everything you need to know to use the imperfect effectively
in 3 steps.

Step 1: Take the nous form of the present tense

Step 2: Remove the -ons ending
Step 3: Add the following endings to the stem:
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient
Example with the verb prendre (to take):
je prends, tu prends, il prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils prennent
Let's conjugate prendre at the imperfect tense now:
Je prenais un livre.
Je ne prenais pas de livre.
Tu prenais un livre.
Tu ne prenais pas de livre.
Il/Elle prenait un livre.
Il/Elle ne prenait pas de livre.
Nous prenions un livre.
Nous ne prenions pas de livre.
Vous preniez un livre.
Vous ne preniez pas de livre.
Ils/Elles prenaient un livre.
Ils/Elles ne prenaient pas de livre.

(I used to take a book)

(I used not to take a book)
(You used to take a book)
(You used not to take a book)
(He/She used to take a book)
(He/She used not to take a book)
(We used to take a book)
(We used not to take a book)
(You used to take a book)
(You used not to take a book)
(They used to take a book)
(They used not to take a book)
How to use the imperfect tense
Whilst we use the present perfect for individual past actions or events, we use the
imperfect for descriptions and for habitual or continuous actions.
The imperfect describes:
people, things or state of mind in the past.
what people used to to or what used to happen in the past.
continuous actions or what was happening.
" Submit Your Feedback along with Examples of " Imperfect "

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get Yourself Familiarized with " The Future Tense in French "
How to form the future tense
Step 1: Take the infinitive form of the verb
Step 2: Add the following endings to the stem:
je ai
tu as

il/elle a
nous ons
vous ez
ils/elles ont
Note that for step 1, -re verbs need to drop the -e from their infinitive form.
Example with the verbs lire (to read) and manger (to eat)
Je lirai un livre.
Je ne mangerai pas de pain.
Tu liras un livre.
Tu ne mangeras pas de pain.
Il/Elle lira un livre.
Il/Elle ne mangera pas de pain.
Nous lirons un livre.
Nous ne mangerons pas de pain.
Vous lirez un livre.
Vous ne mangerez pas de pain.
Ils/Elles liront un livre.
Ils/Elles ne mangeront pas de pain.
(I will read a book)
(I will not eat any bread)
(You will read a book)
(You will not eat any bread)
(He/She will read a book)
(He/She will not eat any bread)
(We will read a book)
(We will not eat any bread)
(You will read a book)
(You will not eat any bread)
(They will read a book)
(They will not eat any bread)

Get Yourself Familiarized with " Near Future Tense " In French :
You need to use the near future tense to express that something is going to happen in the immediate
future.

In French, we use the present tense of the verb aller (to go) followed by the infinitive form of the verb
expressing the action.
Ready? Let's start learning French the easy way now!
Step 2: Formation of the near future tense
Do you know how to conjugate aller (to go) at the present tense?
If so, you don't need to reflect further! Just add the infinitive form of the verb expressing
the action and you're done!
je vais manger au restaurant
Je ne vais pas manger au restaurant
Tu vas voir un film au cinma
Tu ne vas pas voir de fim au cinma
Il/Elle va nager la piscine
Il/Elle ne va pas nager la piscine
Nous allons marcher au parc
Nous n'allons pas marcher au parc
Vous allez prendre l'avion l'aroport
Vous n'allez pas prendre l'avion l'aroport
Ils/Elles vont travailler Paris
Ils/Elles ne vont pas travailler Paris
(I am going to eat at the restaurant)
(I am not going to eat at the restaurant)
(You are going to watch a film at the cinema)
(You are not going to watch a film at the cinema)
(He/She is going to swim in the swimming pool)

(We are going to walk in the park)

(We are not going to walk in the park)
(You are going to take the plane at the airport)
(You are not going to take the plane at the airport)
(They are going to work in Paris)
(They are not going to work in Paris)
Note that you will need to drop the -e of the negative word ne if the conjugated form of
aller starts with a vowel (Nous n'allons pas marcher au parc, Vous n'allez pas prendre
l'avion l'aroport).

Get Yourself Acquianted with " Near Future Tense " In French :
You need to use the near future tense to express that something is going to happen in the immediate
future.
In French, we use the present tense of the verb aller (to go) followed by the infinitive form of the verb
expressing the action.
Ready? Let's start learning French the easy way now!
Step 1: Conjugation of "aller" in the present tense
First of all, remember that there is no present continuous in French. That's why I go and
I am going both mean je vais.
Je vais au restaurant
Je ne vais pas au restaurant
Tu vas au cinma
Tu ne vas pas au cinma

Il/Elle va la piscine
Il/Elle ne va pas la piscine
Nous allons au parc
Nous n'allons pas au parc
Vous allez l'aroport
Vous n'allez pas l'aroport
Ils/Elles vont Paris
Ils/Elles ne vont pas Paris
(I am going to the restaurant)
(I am not going to the restaurant)
(You are going to the cinema)
(You are not going to the cinema)
(He/She is going to the swimming pool)
(He/She is not going to the swimming pool)
(We are going to the park)
(We are not going to the park)
(You are going to the airport)
(You are not going to the airport)
(They are going to Paris)
(They are not going to Paris)

Let's get started. " HAVE YOUR SAY "

Bonjour, Dear Students. Today I am gonna make yourself acquainted with Introducing yourself in
French Language. So Here I am gonna Introduce someone in French and afterwards I would like all
of you to have your introduction in french language by following the structure given below
respectively.
Follow the Structure:
Bonjour, je m'appelle edward. Je suis g de 22 ans. Je suis originaire de l'Australie.(je
viens d'australie). Je vis Paris. (j'habite a paris). Je suis tudiant de MBBS. Je parle
anglais, franais et espagnol. Je travaille Hanoi franaise hpital. Je veux tre docteur
dans le futur. Enchant
..." Submit Your Introduction in French below in the commnts "..

Get Yourself Familiarized with " Imperative Mood in French "

DEFINITION:
With this mood you express an intention to influence the behaviour of someonelse:
Order
Invitation
Request
Go, go to your bed: Order
Lets go to the park: Invitation
Give me your pen: Request
HOW TO GET IT:

Verbs ending with -er: From the present tense of the indicative mood you take these 3
forms: Verb to eat (manger)
Tu Manges
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez
No pronouns: Imperative form is
Mange: Eat
Mangeons: Lets eat
Mangez: Eat (formal, plural)
There is an exception for the final s:
Manges-en
Vas-y
Verbs ending with -ir and -re:
Finir: to finish, to end
Finis
Finissons
Finissez
Faire: to do, to make
Fais
Faisons
Fates
Irregular Verbs
tre: to be
Sois, soyons, soyez
Avoir: to have
Aie, ayons, ayez
Vouloir: to want
Veuille, veuillons, veuillez
Veuillez is useful for polite expressions like:

Veuillez entrer (please, come in)

Veuillez ne pas faire de bruit (please, dont be noisy)

Reflexive Verbs:
Some verbs are reflexive in French but not in Englis
To wake up: se rveiller (to wake oneself)
Wake up! Rveille-toi!
Lets wake up! Rveillons-nous!
To get up: se lever
Get up! Lve-toi!
Lets get up! Levons-nous!
Make your apologies: Excuse-toi ton frre!
IDIOMS
We never say va or allez alone we say:
Vas-y: Go!
Allons-y lets go!
Allez-y: Go!
so, remember that, vas-y or allez-y are the correct translation for Go!
Voyons voir: lets see!
Voyons voir ce quil fait! lets see what he is doing!
Voyons voir si cest utile: lets see if it is useful!
Cest fini!