How to Ask Better Questions in French Conversations?

by Divya Singla | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

One thing we’ve noticed with many French learners is that they can answer questions quite well, but when it’s their turn to ask one, they suddenly get stuck. Why does this happen? Because most of us spend our learning journey focusing on answering...

French Nominalisation Explained Simply: Turning Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs into Nouns

by Divya Singla | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

When learning French, you have probably already come across nominalisation without even realizing it. You already know this concept. Now, we’re simply giving it a name. Nominalisation is a very common feature in French and is frequently used in formal writing,...

Don’t vs Duquel in French: Understanding the Difference Once and For All

by Divya Singla | Jun 20, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

If you have already reached the intermediate level in French, you’ve probably come across dont and duquel and wondered: “Both seem to mean ‘whose’, ‘of which’ or ‘about which’. So when do I use each one?” The good...

How to Use “DONT” in French for TEF/TCF Canada & DELF/DALF

by Divya Singla | Jun 18, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

One of the biggest struggles for French learners is understanding dont. Many students memorize the rule: Dont = of whom / of which / whose …but then they get confused when they see: parler de → dont avoir besoin de → dont être fier de → dont se souvenir de → dont The...

French Verbs with Prepositions Made Easy (Part 3): Meaning Changes, Common Mistakes and Final Revision Guide

by Divya Singla | Jun 16, 2026 | Blog, French Grammar, French Learning Tips

If you’ve reached Part 3, congratulations! And if you’ve not yet read part 1 & 2 of this series, don’t miss out! Part 1: Click here Part 2: Click here By now, you’ve probably realised something important: French prepositions are not...

French Verbs with Prepositions Made Easy (Part 2): POUR, AVEC, SUR, EN + Common Adjective Patterns

by Divya Singla | Jun 14, 2026 | Blog, French Grammar, French Learning Tips

Welcome back! In Part 1, we explored verbs followed by à and de, which are by far the two biggest categories in French. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, I recommend starting there first because many of the most common exam verbs belong to those groups: Click here...