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Sunday 10 May 2020

Learn english with indian cuisine

Learning a language is a great time pass in this lockdown observed almost everywhere in the world admist the Corona virus pandemic.
Another great way is to spend leisure for indians is too make tasty and mouthwatering indian delicacies ,especially sweets for those who have a sweet tooth. Indian sweets are famous worldwide. Some of my favorite are Jalebis, imartis, rasgullas, gulab jamuns and yes, who can forget the spongy Ras malai. If you also want to make jalebis in a simple way with very easily available ingredients in this lockdown then see the following video: 
        
            https://youtu.be/yCi0TeS_jdk



There is a question for you, do you what is jalebi called in English.
No idea, it is called ZULBIA.
Nice name for such a nice dish.
And please comment if you know any other name for jalebis and please wait for my next post. And please don't forget to subscribe my blog and also the YouTube channel so that you can get the latest updates.
Thank you
À Bientot. 

Friday 2 August 2019

Master French Tense Once and for All


The French present tense is the only tense you truly need to know to get by on a trip to France.
You can use it to talk about the present of course but the French sometimes use it to talk about future events as well.
And while it has the reputation of being illogical and hard to master, nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, you can master the present tense conjugation of most French verbs in a matter of weeks if you focus on learning the most common conjugation patterns first.
After reading this article, you’ll know exactly when to use the French present tense and how to quickly master it (oh and the free bonus at the end will help you make sure it doesn’t take forever).

When should you use the French present tense?

The French present tense is used much more often than its English counterpart. For example, you would use it to talk about:
  • What’s happening and how you’re feeling
  • Habits and facts
  • What’s going to happen soon

To talk about what you’re doing and how you’re feeling

You can use the French present tense to talk about what’s happening as you’re speaking.
For example, you would use it to say you’re eating a jambon beurre (ham butter) sandwich or to describe anything happening as you speak.
This makes it the equivalent of the English present tense as well as of the present progressive (be + ing form).
Qu’est-ce que tu fais ? Je mange
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What are you doing? I’m eating/ I eat

To talk about habits and facts

Naturally, you can also use the French present tense to talk about habits, facts, and universal truths. Just like in English.
Quel genre de musique est-ce que tu aimes ?
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J’aime beaucoup la musique classique
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What kind of music do you like?
I really like classical music

To talk about what’s about to happen

If you know an event is going to happen in a few hours, days or more rarely weeks, you can use the French present tense to talk about it.
In this case, you usually add words such as “demain” (tomorrow), “lundi” (Monday) or “la semaine prochaine” (next week).
Je retourne à Londres demain
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I’m going back to London tomorrow
Let me let you in on a little secret now!
As a beginner, you can also use the French present tense to talk about events that are far in the future as long as you use a phrase such as “l’année prochaine” (next year) to add context.
While this isn’t grammatically correct, people won’t have any problem understanding you and this is an easy way to talk about the future if you don’t know how to conjugate the French future tense yet.

How to conjugate the French present tense?

Conjugating verbs in the French present tense is simply a matter of using the right ending.
Before you start learning the endings of French verbs, you need to know that there are two kinds of French verbs.
  • regular verbs
  • irregular verbs.

Regular verbs

Regular verbs follow a pattern you can quickly learn.
Once you know the endings of the three different kinds of regular verbs, you can easily conjugate the large majority of French verbs which is why learning these regular patterns should be your number one priority.
French regular verbs come in three flavors:
  • Verbs ending in ER
  • Verbs ending in IR
  • Verbs ending in RE
Now let’s see what patterns these verbs follow!
Easy table to learn French

Regular verbs ending in ER

It’s estimated that 90% of French verbs end in ER.
If you know how to conjugate ER verbs, you will be able to conjugate most French verbs in the present tense.
Pretty awesome, right?
Note: one rebellious ER verb decided to be irregular: aller (to go).
This is a common French verb, so you have to learn to conjugate it separately. I apologize on behalf of the French population.
Jeemange
Tuesmanges
Il/elle/onemange
Nousonsmangeons
Vousezmangez
Ils/ellesentmangent
This may look like a lot of endings for just one tense but these forms are all pronounced the same way (except for “mangez” and “mangeons” so you only have three pronunciations to remember.
Je mange un gâteau
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I’m eating a cake
Tu manges un gâteau
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You (singular) are eating a cake
Il/elle/on mange un gâteau
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He/she is eating a cake
Nous mangeons un gâteau
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We are eating a cake
Vous mangez un gâteau
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You (plural or polite form) are eating a cake
Ils/elles mangent un gâteau
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They’re eating a cake

Regular verbs ending in IR

IR verbs are estimated to represent 5% of French verbs.
These are the patterns that regular IR verbs follow, but there are also some irregular IR verbs like “venir” (to come).
Jeisfinis
Tuisfinis
Il/elle/onitfinit
Nousissonsfinissons
Vousissezfinissez
Ils/ellesissentfinissent
Je finis à 20 heures
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I finish (work) at 8PM
Tu finis à 20 heures
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You (singular) finish at 8PM
Il/elle/on finit à 20 heures
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He/she finishes at 8PM
Nous finissons à 20 heures
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We finish at 8PM
Vous finissez à 20 heures
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You (plural or polite form) finish at 8PM
Ils/elles finissent à 20 heures
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They finish at 8PM

Regular verbs ending in RE

Regular RE verbs follow the following pattern:
Jesvends
Tusvends
Il/elle/onvend
Nousonsvendons
Vousezvendez
Ils/ellesentvendent
Je vends des fleurs
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I sell flowers
Tu vends du chocolat
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You sell chocolate
Il/elle/on vend des voitures
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He sells cars
Nous vendons des vêtements
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We sell clothes
Vous vendez des bougies ?
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Do you sell candles?
Ils/elles vendent de tout
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They sell a little bit of everything

The dreaded irregular verbs

Unlike regular verbs, irregular French verbs don’t follow the patterns mentioned above, so you have to learn the conjugation of each irregular verb individually.
However, you don’t have to learn how to conjugate every irregular verb there is. Learning the most common ones is largely enough when you begin learning French.
Like the 100 most common French words, these are verbs you will find in most conversations.
For example, “avoir” (to have) and “être” (to be) are said to be found in more than 20% of French sentences.
The following irregular verbs are the most common irregular French verbs and the irregular verbs I recommend you learn first.

Avoir

J’aiI have
Tu asYou have
Il/elle/on aHe/she has
Nous avonsWe have
Vous avezYou have
Ils/elles ontThey have

Être

Je suisI am
Tu esYou are
Il/elle/on estHe/she is
Nous sommesWe are
Vous êtesYou are
Ils/elles sontThey are

Aller

Je vaisI go
Tu vasYou go
Il/elle/on vaHe/she goes
Nous allonsWe go
Vous allezYou go
Ils/elles vontThey go

Faire

Je faisI do
Tu faisYou do
Il/elle/on faitHe/she does
Nous faisonsWe do
Vous faitesYou do
Ils/elles fontThey do

Pouvoir


Je peuxI can
Tu peuxYou can
Il/elle/on peutHe/she can
Nous pouvonsWe can
Vous pouvezYou can
Ils/elles peuventThey can

How to memorize all these crazy conjugations?


Learning the French present tense is essential. But you don’t need to spend hours reciting conjugations tables to master it.

Here is what I recommend you do instead:
  • Learn the regular patterns of ER, IR and RE verbs
  • Learn the common irregular verbs listed on this page
  • Regularly get exposure to the French language and you’ll naturally learn to conjugate the remaining verbs

Practice the present tense in the comment section below

Now that you know the theory, it’s time to practice.