The French language is one of my biggest passions, as is helping others learn the language. I have studied French for 10 years now. I have an undergraduate minor in French and also lived in France for a short time.
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What is the "boot"?
On a verb conjugation chart, with je/tu/il on the left side, and nous/vous/ils on the right side, je, tu, il and ils make a rough "L", or "boot" shape. Often with French verbs, the "boot" will follow one conjugation pattern, and nous and vous will follow another.