French Grammar
Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Futur antérieur | Future perfect tense |
| J’aurai fini d’ici là. | I will have finished by then. |
| On aura appris quelque chose. | We will have learned something. |
| Il aura pris son train demain à cette heure-ci. | He will have taken his train by this time tomorrow. |
| Tu m'en auras fait faire. | You will have made me do it. |
| Subjonctif présent | Subjunctive mood - present |
| when two parts of a sentence have different subjects | |
| que + subject2 + subjonctif | |
| Je suis content que tu ailles mieux. | I'm glad you are feeling better. |
| J'ai hâte que tu la voies. /ɑt/ | I can't wait for you to see it. |
| Il faut que tu sois d'accord. (il faut que+subjontif) | You have to agree. |
| Il faut que je fasse une pause. /poz/ | I have to take a break. |
| Subjonctif passé | Subjunctive mood - past |
| Je suis contente que tu aies réussi. /ʀeysi/ | I’m happy that you succeeded. |
| C’est dommage qu’il n’ait pas été là. | It’s a shame that he wasn’t there. |
| Désolée que ça se soit passé comme ça. | Sorry it happened that way. |
| C’est bien qu’il les ait aidés. | It's nice that he helped them. |
| Conditionnel présent | conditional present |
| Hypothetical present | |
| Comment je le saurais ? | How would I know about it? |
| Tu ferais quoi à ma place ? | What would you do in my place? |
| Tu comprendrais pas. | You wouldn't understand. |
| Vivre ici serait un rêve. | Living here would be a dream. |
| Si j’étais riche, j’aiderais les pauvres. | If I were rich, I would help poor people. |
| to ask for sth politely | |
| Je voudrais un kilo. | I would like a kilo. |
| Je voudrais un verre d’eau. | I would like a glass of water. |
| expressing your wish | |
| Je voudrais rentrer à la maison. | I would like to go home. |
| J’aurais aimé vivre ici. | I wish I lived here. |
| J’aimerais voir le patron. /patʀɔ̃/ | I would like to see the boss (manager). |
| J’aimerais pouvoir nager avec un dauphin. /dofɛ̃/ | I wish I could swim with a dolphin. |
| making a suggestion | |
| Je pourrais venir te chercher. | I could come and pick you up. |
| Tu pourrais passer à autre chose. | You could move on. |
| giving advise | |
| Tu devrais peut-être commencer. | Maybe you should get started. |
| Tu devrais l'appeler. | You should call her. |