Patricia has a wealth of knowledge about French grammar, vocabulary, literature, culture, history, and more, which she shares with us in her series Le saviez-vous? (Did You Know?)
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Patricia takes us on a "white journey in the French language" by explaining some common French expressions using the word blanc/blanche (white).
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Patricia is in a dark mood.... Learn some expressions using the word noir (dark, black) and express your dark feelings in French!
Difficulty: Newbie
France
What are first-group verbs? In this video, Patricia will introduce you to the nearly 3000 verbs belonging to this category. Don't be daunted by that number—these verbs are the simplest to use!
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Patricia goes over some of the most commonly used verbs of the first group (ending in -er). Once you learn them, try creating a story out of them!
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Patricia introduces some more first-group verbs, which all end in -er, by creating little stories featuring them. Try creating some of your own!
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Learn how to recognize first-group verbs (ending in "er") and learn their ending patterns so you can conjugate them.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia introduces the indicative mood, which includes the most common tenses: past, present, and future.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this video, Patricia introduces the eight tenses of the indicative mood. She compares the four simple tenses of the indicative, which require only one verb, with the four compound tenses, which are made up of two verbs.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this video, Patricia introduces the four compound tenses of the indicative with a few examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia explains the conditional mood in the past and present tense.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia demonstrates how to conjugate first-group verbs (ending in -er) in the passé composé of the indicative. She uses examples from daily life to illustrate her explanation.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this lesson, Patricia discusses some exceptions to first-group verbs in the passé composé, those that require the auxiliary verb être (to be) instead of avoir (to have). Don't worry, Patricia will conjugate them for you and illustrate them with a few examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Let's talk about the future with Patricia. She will show you how to conjugate verbs in the simple future of the indicative.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this video, you will learn when to use the subjunctive mood in all kinds of everyday situations. Whenever you express a doubt, an uncertainty, or a wish, the subjunctive mood is usually required.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia takes the opportunity to explain how the French presidential elections work. The vote happens in two stages. In the first round, voters choose from several candidates, and in the second round, they pick the president from the top two scoring candidates of the first round.
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