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10 Most important Verbs to know in French

Welcome to our French learning series! In this video, we’ll explore the 10 most important French verbs that every beginner should know.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your French, mastering these verbs will give you a strong foundation for everyday conversations.

From être (to be) to venir (to come), we’ll walk you through their meanings, how to use them, and provide practical examples so you can apply them confidently in real-life situations.

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French Grammar

What is an adjective in French?

So if you want to improve your French speaking, and if you want to learn more about the placement of French adjectives in a sentence.

You will discover easy ways to help you understand French adjectives and  French grammar rules.

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To start your language journey today, let’s dive into the first thing to know about Adjectives.

1. How to use French Adjectives?

Adjectives are used to qualify a thing or a person.

Examples:

Grasse est la capitale mondiale des parfums.

(Grasse is the world capital of perfume.)

They agree in gender and number with the noun to which they relate.

In general, they take a -e in the feminine, and a -s in the plural.

Examples:

– Il est grand et fort. He is big and strong. (masculine singular)

– Elle est grande et forte. She is tall and strong. (feminine singular)

– Ils sont grands et forts. They are tall and strong. (Plural masculine)

– Elles sont grandes et fortes. They are big and strong. (Feminine plural).

Some adjectives change form to feminine. Here is a list.

 
Some common adjectives are irregular. Their feminine versions follow another rule.
2. Where do we put them?

Generally, most qualifying adjectives are placed after the noun.

However, some are placed before the name. Here is, in a schematic form, the general rule.

2.What do we have to do when a noun has two French adjectives or more?

1 If the two adjectives normally go before the noun, they go together with an

Ex. A good and nice boy Un bon et gentil garçon.

2 If an adjective goes before the noun and one after, they are both placed after the noun with “and”:

Ex. A good and hearty meal. Un repas bon et copieux.

3 We can put an adjective before and after:

Ex. A beautiful gray hat. Un beau chapeau gris.

4 If the two adjectives normally go after the noun they are placed there with on and

Ex: She is a friendly and sincere woman. C’est une femme amicale et sincère.

Remember We do not put a long adjective before a noun of a single syllable.

That’s all for adjectives.

 

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Falloir
French Grammar

All about the French verb Falloir to be necessary

Do you know how to say “it’s necessary to” in French? Falloir ? It’s easy and it’s here

Do you need to learn this (Falloir)?

It’s totally necessary to understand what “Il faut” is in the French Language.

If you have been to France before or if you know some French friends, you have probably heard these two words over and over again.

Il faut aller faire des courses

We have to go shopping!

Il faut t’habiller chaudement

You must dress warmly.

Il faut faire tes devoirs !

You have to do your homework !

Il faut means a necessity, an obligation. It also can be used to express directions or orders.

Do you know how to say “it’s necessary to” (Falloir) in French?

Learning French can be tricky but we, at French Lessons Australia are here to help. With this simply online and totally free lesson, you will understand easily how to use the French verb Falloir.

Falloir is an irregular French verb, and it means to need, to be necessary to.

It’s one of the easiest verbs as it is an impersonal one.

It means it has only one conjugation in each tense and mood. Easy! ?

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Falloir has just one conjugation in each tense and mood. The third person singular which may be followed by either an infinitive or a noun or a subjunctive.

  • To express something mandatory, to make strong suggestions, to give directions we use Falloir followed by an infinitive verb.

Il faut faire tes devoirs tous les jours !

You have to do your homework every day.

Il faut préparer tes affaires le soir, si tu ne veux pas être en retard le matin.

You must prepare your things in the evening, if you do not want to be late in the morning.

Il faut prendre à gauche après le magasin.

You have to take a left after the shop.

Il Faut + Infinitive

  • To express something more personal or if you want to make a recommendation to someone in particular you have to use Falloir followed by subjunctive.

Il faut que tu fasses tes devoirs !

<pIl faut que tu prépares tes affaires le soir…

Il faut que nous prenions à gauche

Il faut + que + subject pronouns + subjunctive

  • When you want to express a need we use il faut followed by a noun.

Il faut du temps We need time.

Il faut une voiture We need a car.

If you want to make it more personal you can add a pronoun.

Il me faut du temps.

Il nous faut une voiture.

Il faut + nom

OR

Il + pronoun + faut + nom

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L’imparfait , French Grammar
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How do you form the imparfait in French?

The imperfect tense is a past tense, but in which cases is it used and how often do French people use it?

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When to use it?

The imperfect tense is a past tense used to talk about descriptions. It definitely has a talent to describe things. Example: Henry was a tall, brilliant, and smart man -> Henry était un homme grand, brillant et intelligent.

In English, the Imperfect can also be represented by the Past Continuous. That to say to talk about a situation that was happening when another event interrupted it. For instance: She was playing on her computer when… -> Elle jouait sur son ordinateur quand

The Imperfect generally expresses a situation that happened in the past for an indefinite period of time, without any link with today. Eg. Michael was unhappy with his grades when he was at school -> Michael était mécontent de ses points quand il était a l’école.

Finally, the Imperfect can be used to express a past habit or something you were used to do. Eg. When I was young, I used to work in a office -> Quand j’étais jeune, je travaillais dans un bureau.

How to use it?

The Imperfect tense is easy to learn!

All conjugations except for the verb ‘être’ are formed in the same way!

You know how to conjugate verbs at the present form. So all you need to do to conjugate at the imperfect form is to take the first person of plural (-nous-) at the present form, to drop the “ons” at the end, and to replace it by the correct Imperfect ending.

Example: the verb “chanter” (to sing). The first person of plural in Present is “Nous chantons”. Drop the “ons”. Which gives “chant-” and add the correct ending which are shown below. The Imperfect form will therefore be: je chantais, tu chantais, il chantait, nous chantions, vous chantiez, ils chantaient.

Je -ais

Tu -ais

Il/Elle -ait

Nous -ions

Vous -iez

Ils/Elles -aient

Examples:

  • We used to like -> Nous aimions
  • I danced a lot when I was young -> Je dansais beaucoup quand j’étais jeune.

The only exception is the verb ‘être’ that will be conjugated like this: j’étais, tu étais, il était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils étaient.

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