Getting to grips with French grammar is not easy - which is why we run this series offering tips and tricks for French ...

Use the immediate future tense to talk about what you are going to buy in the future. The simple future tense is used to say what will happen and is less common than the immediate future.

It is a good idea to leave them unpruned over winter: they provide food and shelter for wildlife and can look attractive even in decay, particularly when sprinkled with frost on cold mornings ...