French reflexive verbs, also called pronominal verbs, are used when the subject of a sentence is also the object—when someone does something to themselves. These verbs are very common in everyday French and often describe actions related to daily routines, personal care, emotions, and social interactions. Many have both reflexive and non-reflexive forms, depending on…
Here are the 19 most important irregular verbs to know in French. They are important because they are very frequently used. They are also important to know because many exist in compound form (eg, venir is used in the compound forms revenir, devenir, prévenir, provenir, convenir, survenir and advenir, among others). Since these 19 verbs…
The Near Future tense, known as “Le Futur Proche” in French, is one of the easiest ways to talk about the future. If we take the English verb “to give,” an example of the Near Future would be “I am going to give.” The idea is that the action will happen fairly soon. Hence the…