
Show Notes
❤️ Support the podcast on Patreon In this episode, we practice the special forms of the imperative: être, avoir, and savoir (which borrow their form from the subjunctive), vouloir (the polite form veuillez), s'asseoir, and aller with the liaison before "y" (vas-y / allez-y). Repeat each sentence out loud to practice pronouncing these essential irregular forms. 🎥 More content on my YouTube channel, Français Plus Facile: youtube.com/@FrancaisPlusFacile
More from Shadowing for French Learners
Support the podcast and get extra resources on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/16769845/join "Je suis content d'avoir terminé mon projet." "Merci de m'avoir aidé." "Après être rentrée, elle a pris une douche." In this episode, you'll practice the French past infinitive (l'infinitif passé) through 16 everyday situations: being happy, sorry, relieved, or disappointed about something that already happened. How it works: you hear a short situation, then the sentence to repeat, then a quick reminder of the verb form. Repeat out loud during the pauses to practice your pronunciation, rhythm, and fluency. What you'll practice: The past infinitive with avoir (avoir terminé, avoir raté, avoir oublié...) The past infinitive with être (être arrivé, être allé, être parti...), including agreement (elle est triste de ne pas être venue) Useful structures: adjective + de (content de, déçu de, soulagé de, désolé de), après + past infinitive, je pense avoir + past participle The negative form: ne pas avoir reçu, ne pas être venu Level: A2-B2. Perfect for shadowing practice. 🎥 More content on my YouTube channel, Français Plus Facile: youtube.com/@FrancaisPlusFacile
Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/16769845/join In French, we say "je me lave les mains," not "je me lave mes mains." In this episode, you'll practice reflexive verbs with body parts through 15 everyday situations: washing your hands, brushing your teeth, cutting your nails, scratching your head, rubbing your eyes, breaking your arm, spraining your ankle, burning your tongue, and more. How it works: you hear a short context, then the sentence to repeat, then the verb to remember. Repeat out loud during the pauses to practice your pronunciation, rhythm, and fluency. What you'll practice: Reflexive verbs with parts of the body (se laver les mains, se brosser les dents, se gratter la tête, se casser le bras, se cogner la tête...) The definite article with body parts (les mains, la tête, le bras) instead of the possessive Natural, everyday French in the present and the passé composé Level: A2-B2. Perfect for shadowing practice. 🎥 More content on my YouTube channel, Français Plus Facile: youtube.com/@FrancaisPlusFacile
Support me on Patreon Practice common French negations — ne...plus, ne...jamais, ne...rien, ne...personne, ne...pas encore, ne...aucun, ne...ni...ni, and more — through everyday contexts and answers. Repeat each sentence to make these negative structures automatic when you speak. For more content (vocabulary, grammar, comprehension), join my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@FrancaisPlusFacile
Support me on Patreon Practice mandatory French liaisons (liaisons obligatoires) with everyday sentences — after determiners, subject pronouns, "c'est", short prepositions, adverbs before adjectives, and inverted verb-pronoun questions. Repeat each sentence to train your ear and make these liaisons automatic when you speak. For more content (vocabulary, grammar, comprehension), join my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@FrancaisPlusFacile
🎧 Join my Patreon or get the PDF transcript. Learn how to combine the pronouns "lui/leur" and "en" in the same sentence — a key structure for sounding natural in spoken French. In this episode, we go through 12 everyday situations (giving, lending, sending, and more) showing how to build up to sentences like "je lui en ai parlé." Repeat each sentence out loud to make this combination automatic. A podcast dedicated to natural French shadowing practice. For more content (vocabulary, grammar, comprehension), join my YouTube channel. #FrenchShadowing #LearnFrench #FrenchGrammar #FrenchPronouns #FrenchListening #FrenchPodcast #ShadowingPractice #A2French #B1French #FrancaisFacile