
Learn how to use past tenses in French like a native through an introductory overview. Explore grammar concepts such as the passive composite and practical examples.
Explore the structure of past tenses in french through everyday scenes and dialogues, highlighting vocabulary and usage patterns that help you communicate naturally.
Practice past tenses in French like a native with 100% en français, using everyday phrases drawn from neighborhood classrooms and open door conversations.
Explore the plan du cours for an online lesson on using past tenses in French like a native, with practical examples and targeted practice.
Explore a mix of French tenses and practice past tense usage to speak like a native. Learn through varied examples and practical contexts.
Explore pendant que et actions parrallèles to describe parallel actions in French. Learn how these constructions help you use past tenses like a native.
Master past tenses in French like a native by exploring the word depuis as a key element.
Master the use of past tenses in French through authentic dialogue and examples centered on pendant, improving your native-like accuracy and fluency.
Practice using past tenses in French with native-like accuracy by analyzing everyday narration and time references, such as 'three years ago,' in expressive dialogue.
Master French past tenses through practical, real-world examples and dialogues that reinforce native-like usage and accurate tense choice.
Master past tenses in French like a native by exploring de...à usage and analyzing everyday examples.
Advance your French online skills with a final revision of prepositions, aligning with the course goal of using past tenses in French like a native.
Master the French past tenses j'ai voulu, je voulais, j'ai dû, je devais with native-like precision. Explore practical usage and example contexts from the course material.
Master the uses of j'ai pu and je pouvais, along with il a fallu and il fallait, in French, to express past actions and obligations with native-like nuance.
Revise modal verbs and practice past tenses in French like a native, using examples and conversation to explore possibilities and necessities.
Explore the use of j'ai pensé / je pensais and j'ai trouvé / je trouvais to express thought and discovery in French past tenses.
Explore how to use past tenses in French, focusing on 'j'ai su' and 'je savais', to express knowledge and imperfect states like a native speaker.
Explore expressing happiness in the past in French with j'étais heureux and j'ai été heureux, using past tenses like a native to strengthen narrative fluency.
Learn past tenses in French like a native, using examples j'aimais and j'ai aimé, illustrated through clips and dialogues to express past actions and preferences.
Master past tenses in French like a native, using the example j'avais peur / j'ai eu peur. Develop practical skills for expressing past states and actions in everyday conversations.
Learn to use past tenses in French like a native by comparing passé composé forms j'ai eu, j'avais, j'étais, j'ai été, and il y avait vs il y a eu.
Revise all French verbs and master past tenses to use them like a native, as the course title suggests.
Explore two variants for past tenses in French, and learn when to use each form to speak like a native.
Master how to use past tenses in French like a native, incorporating the word souvent and real-life contexts to boost fluency.
Master the rules of the game in French by using past tenses like a native, guided by the course title and the lecture focus.
Master level 1 easy habitude for using past tenses in French like a native, with fun in class.
Master past tenses in French at level two (intermediate), building native-like fluency through targeted practice and feedback.
Analyze a mix of phrases and sounds, from music to quirky terms, to sharpen listening comprehension and decipher unclear speech in French.
☝️Important❗️
This course is the Part 2 of my course “Use Past Tenses in French like a Native”. It starts where the Part 1 ends. To get a better understanding of the topic, start with the Part 1 so that you can progress gradually without missing any important detail. Then proceed with the Part 2.
Objective
The course explains how to use 2 most common past tenses in French language and makes you talk about any of your past experiences.
By the end of the course, in about 2 hours (the time you need to complete Part 1 and Part 2) you will feel confident talking about any of your past experiences in all kind of situations, from sharing memories with your friends to answering questions about your professional and academic background at a job interview.
The Part 1 covers the basics of the French language past tenses and includes a lot of practice to make your choice between Imparfait and Passé composé easy and natural.
The Part 2 includes
most common prepositions used with Passé composé and Imparfait (depuis, il y a, pendant, en)
a how-to guide for modal verbs: j’ai dû/je devais, j’ai voulu/je voulais, etc.
a how-to guide for verbs of perception: j’aimais/ j’ai aimé, je savais/j’ai su, etc.
a how-to guide for verbs avoir/être: j’avais/ j’ai eu, etc.
difficult cases when both tenses are possible
quizzes and assignments to check your progress with provided answers and comments
A SURPRISE !
100% of language practice
This class itself is a training for all essential language skills
listening - the course is entirely in French
reading - all videos are captioned in French and include reading activities
speaking - the course is given in an easy speaking French and uses everyday life vocabulary that is why it is accessible to beginners (A1-A2)
typing - with quizzes and assignments you just don’t have choice: you will start using the French keyboard! ????
This course is for you if
you are starting using past tenses (A1-A2 level in French)
you have an intermediate level in French Language but you are still confused about the choice between "j'ai parlé" and "je parlais"
you never know which preposition to choose between depuis, pendant or il y a and what tense goes after
you are a beginner French language teacher and you need tips for your grammar classes
Structure
The Part 2 consists in 24 video classes with detailed explanations, simple examples, 10 quizzes with provided answers and 2 assignments to practice what you have learnt.
Progress guarantee
My online French language courses are a product of 20 years experience of successful work with adults students all over the world, in classroom and online.
It combines all the best techniques and activities of offline and online teaching.
You are guided from theory to practice, from one activity to another, you just can not not to progress.
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