Tag: Verb conjugation

So you know the subjunctive? Off course, there is also a past variation on this when you want to express doubt or uncertainty about actions in the past. Learn about it here.

The passé antérieur, called the past anterior in English, is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is a compound tense that corresponds to the English past perfect tense

The futur antérieur in French is a compound tense that is used to express an action that will be completed before another action takes place in the future. The same method is used in English, often in sentences using ‘will have’ done something

The conditionnel passé in French is a verb tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past, corresponding to “would have” in English.

The plus-que-parfait is a past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. This guide explains how to use it

Verbs that primarily use the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses like the passé composé may use avoir in specific circumstances. In general, these verbs use être in most cases. But here are five instances when these verbs might use avoir instead of être:

In French, an auxiliary verb (verbe auxiliaire) is a verb that is used alongside another verb to form compound tenses, passive voice constructions, and other complex verb forms

Reflexive verbs are used when the subject and the object of the action are the same in a sentence. For example, when you say you wash yourself.

The past participle is a form of French verbs that is often used in conjunction with verb tenses.