Collins Dictionaries - Easy Learning French Conversation

When talking to people in a social or work situation, you may wish to express your opinion of something. In French you can use je croisor je pense( I think ). When you use croireand penserwith a negative, as in je ne pense pas queor je ne crois pas que,the verb which follows is in the subjunctive. For more information on the subjunctive, see here.

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Don’t forget to add que( that ) after croireand penser.It’s optional in English, but not in French.

If you want to ask other people what they think of something, use Qu’est-ce que tu penses de…?( What do you think of…? ).

To agree or disagree with what other people say, use je suis d’accordor je ne suis pas d’accord.

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Where we use the verb to be in English in the phrases to be right or to be wrong , French speakers use avoir( to have ): avoir raison( to be right ), avoir tort( to be wrong ).

When talking to your colleagues and friends you will want to tell them about your plans. In French, as in English, the present is very often used to talk about plans, especially for things that have been arranged and that are definite. For more on the present tense, see here.

In English, when we talk about the future we often say I’m going to . French works the same way. To say that you’re going to do something, use je vais( I’m going to ) or on va( we’re going to ) before a verb in the infinitive. vaisand vacome from the verb aller.For more information on aller,see here.

When talking about what you intend to do, you can use j’ai l’intention deor je compte( I intend to ) followed by a verb in the infinitive.