Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions formation of the subjunctive. The following is according to my understanding. I mention some primary ideas about the subjunctive in my post from April 15, 2026. Typically, present subjunctive is the stem from ils/elles, …
Self tutoring about French irregular verbs: the tutor mentions convaincre. The following is according to my understanding. In English, the word “convince” is used a lot. Hence, the French verb “to convince,” which is convaincre, is good to know. One …
Self-tutoring about French irregular verbs: the tutor mentions dormir with a cautious connection. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from May 6 the conjugations of partir (to leave) and sortir (to go out). Conjugation-wise, …
Self-tutoring about French irregular verbs: the tutor compares a couple. The following is according to my understanding. Learners of French, like myself, might look for patterns among irregular verbs. Some irregular, yet similar verbs follow similar patterns. What about avoir …
Self-tutoring about irregular French verbs: the tutor mentions valoir. The following is according to my understanding. Valoir means to be worth. It might be as irregular a verb as you get in French. It’s the commonly-used verbs that tend to …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions the irregular verbs partir and sortir in present indicative. The following is according to my understanding. It’s been decades since I first learned about partir and sortir. I’ve always known they’re irregular; today I …
Self-tutoring about French verbs: the tutor compares two French verbs in present indicative. The following is according to my understanding. Devoir (to have to) and boire (to drink) are both strongly irregular verbs in French. Yet, it occurred to me …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a curious difference between dire and lire. The following is according to my understanding. When one is not Francophone, but is studying French from another language, one might use patterns to help organize certain …