1. The verb être (to be) is an irregular verb; its conjugation (set of forms for different subjects) does not follow a pattern.
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3. The verb avoir (to have) is also an irregular verb.
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4. The verb avoir is used in certain idiomatic or set expressions where English generally uses to be or to feel.
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6. In French, all nouns have a number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine). Most adjectives take different forms according to the gender and number of the nouns they precede.
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7. Most adjectives adopt the feminine form by adding a silent -e (no accent) to the end of the masculine form, unless one is already there. Adding a silent -s to the end of masculine and feminine forms gives you the plural forms of both.
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8. French adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify when they don’t directly follow a form of être.
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9. However, some adjectives, such as possessive and demonstrative adjectives, come before the noun.
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