A2: Lower Intermediate
A2: Pronouns
- Difference between subjects, objects and pronouns - Grammar Point
- Using French Stress Pronouns in compound subjects and objects (unlike English)
- Using le/la/l'/les = it/him/her/them (French Direct Object Pronouns)
- Using lui/leur = him or her/them (French Indirect Object Pronouns)
- Position of French Object Pronouns - with simple tenses
- Position of French Object Pronouns - with infinitives
- Tout/tous/toute/toutes = Everything/all (of them)/whole/completely in French
- Quelqu'un/Quelqu'un d'autre = Someone/Someone else (French Indefinite Pronouns)
- Using [French stress pronouns] + même(s) to express "myself/yourself/etc" in French
- Moi/toi/lui/elle/soi/nous/vous/eux/elles - advanced usages (French Stress Pronouns)
- Y = There (French Adverbial Pronouns)
- En with quantities = Of them (French Adverbial Pronouns)
- Autre chose/quelque chose d'autre = Something else (French Indefinite Pronouns)
- L'autre/Les autres = The other one(s) (French Indefinite Pronouns)
- Expressing quantities in French with quelques/plusieurs/de nombreux = A few/several/many
- Me becomes moi in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French
- Using object pronouns le/la/les vs lui/leur in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French
- Chacun/chacune/chaque = each one/each (French Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns)
- Position of French Object Pronouns - with compound tenses
- Le/la même and Les mêmes = The same (French Indefinite Pronouns)
- Ne ... pas grand-chose = Not ... much (French Negations)
- Le mien/le tien/le sien/etc = Mine/yours/his/hers/its (French Possessive Pronouns)
- Le nôtre/le vôtre/le leur/etc = Ours/yours/theirs (French Possessive Pronouns)
- N'importe qui = Anyone (French Indefinite Pronouns)
- N'importe quoi = Nonsense, anything (French Indefinite Pronouns)
A2: Verbs Tenses & Conjugation
- Which form of the conjugated verb to pick between nous/vous/ils/elles in cases with multiple subjects (French Subject Pronouns)
- Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English "-ING"
- Conjugate ouvrir/découvrir and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate offrir/souffrir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Expressing necessity and obligation in French with "il faut"
- Conjugate cueillir and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate savoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate connaître/paraître and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate voir and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate suivre/vivre and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate rire/sourire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate servir and other -VIR verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate recevoir and other -cevoir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate verbs in -aindre/-eindre/-oindre in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate conduire and other -uire verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Plus que/Moins que/Autant que = More than/Less than/As much as (Comparisons with Verbs in French)
- Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)
- Conjugate courir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Using the French compound past (Le Passé Composé) to express sentences in the English simple past
- Conjugate regular -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate dire (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate faire (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate avoir (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate être (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate mourir, naître, décéder, devenir, rester (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate reflexive verbs (+être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate prendre and derivatives (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate voir/devoir/pouvoir/boire/croire/savoir/lire/plaire/taire (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate mettre and derivatives (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate ouvrir/découvrir and derivatives (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate recevoir and other -cevoir verbs (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate -aindre, -eindre, -oindre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate regular verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Expressing continuing action with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Using the compound tense (Le Passé Composé) on its own or with the imperfect tense (L'Imparfait)
- Conjugate être in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Expressing opinions and describing with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Conjugate semi-regular -cer verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Conjugate semi-regular -ger verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Expressing past habits or repeated actions with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Conjugate reflexive verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Conjugate conduire and other -uire verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate tenir and derivatives (+avoir) in the French compound past (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate suivre (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate écrire and derivatives (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate offrir and souffrir (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate vivre (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- Conjugate vouloir (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
A2: Prepositions & Conjunctions
- Monter dans, descendre de = To get on, off transportation in French (prepositions)
- Using the present tense (Le Présent) - and not the compound past (Le Passé Composé) - in sentences with "depuis" (since/for) in French (French Prepositions of Time)
- After/before versus in front of/behind (French Prepositions of Time and Place)
- Expressing for + [duration] in French with either pendant/durant/depuis/pour (French Prepositions of Time)
- En vs Dans with time (French Prepositions of Time)
A2: Idioms, Idiomatic Usage, and Structures
- Aimer = to love, like something/someone in French
- Expressing "to find" and opinions with the verb "trouver" in French
- "Sentir bon" vs "Se sentir bien" - The different meanings of the verb "sentir" in French
- Avoir raison/tort/de la chance = To be right/wrong/lucky (French Expressions with avoir)
- Expressing you like something/someone in French with the verb "plaire"
- Aller à = to suit someone (French Expressions with aller)
- Visiter vs Rendre visite à whether you visit a place or a person
- Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French
- Expressing "to walk" with se promener/promener/marcher/aller à pied in French
- Using manquer (à) to say you miss someone or something emotionally in French
- Using manquer (de) to say you/something miss or lack in French
- Avoir honte de = to be ashamed of (French Expressions with avoir)
- Faire exprès (de) = To do something on purpose (French Expressions with faire)
- Faire mal à vs Faire du mal à = to hurt someone (French Expressions with faire)
- Il y a + [durée] = [duration] + ago (French Expressions of Time)
- Faire peur (à) = To scare someone (French Expressions with faire)
- Faire la queue = To queue/To be in line/To stand in line (French Expressions with faire)
- Expressing timeliness in French - late/early - precise
- Se souvenir de/Se rappeler (de) = To remember something in French
- Faire partie de = To be part of (French Expressions with faire)
- Expressing ongoing actions in the past in French: être en train de
- Faire confiance (à) = To trust (French Expressions with faire)
- Using "devoir" in the imperfect tense versus the compound past in French (L'Imparfait vs Le Passé Composé)
- Avoir l'habitude de = To be in the habit of, to tend to (French Expressions with avoir)
- Demi/moitié/etc = Half in French
- S'en aller = To leave in French
A2: Adjectives & Adverbs
- Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)
- "Ma" becomes "mon" with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Bien, mal, mieux, moins, peu (Irregular French Adverbs)
- Ce/cet/cette and ces = this/that and these/those (French Demonstrative Adjectives)
- Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in a vowel in French (French Adverbs)
- Position of French Adverbs - general rule
- Special cases when you use mon/ma/mes/etc with parts of the body (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -f in French
- Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adjectives in French)
- Adjectives after personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine in French
- Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in -ant and -ent in French (French Adverbs)
- Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adverbs in French)
- D'autres vs des autres = others (French Indefinite Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -c in French
- Position of French Adverbs - with compound tenses
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in -oux + "faux" in French
- De plus en plus / De moins en moins + [adverbe/adjectif/verbe] = more and more / less and less + [adverb/adjective/verb] (Comparisons in French)
- Frais, long, favori, rigolo have irregular feminine forms (French adjectives)
- Using son/sa/ses to express possession with personne/tout le monde/chacun/il faut (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Using notre/nos versus son/sa/ses with "on" depending on its meaning (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Quel/quelle/quels/quelles + [nom] = What a [noun] (French Exclamative Adjectives)
- Le plus/Le moins = The most/the least (Superlative with Adverbs in French)
- Le plus/Le moins = The most/the least (Superlative with Verbs in French)
A2: Negative Words & Constructions
- Ne ... pas du tout = Not at all (French Negations)
- Ne ... plus = No more/no longer (French Negations)
- Ne ... personne = No one/nobody (French Negations)
- Ne ... rien = Nothing (French Negations)
- Position of French Object Pronouns - with negations
- N'avoir plus de = To have none left (French Negations)
- Using restrictive ne … que to express only with simple tenses (French Negations)
- Ne ... pas non plus = Not ... either (French Negations)
- Ne ... aucun(e) = None (French Negations)
- Ne ... pas assez (de) = Not enough (of) (French Negations)
- Ne ... ni ... ni = Neither ... nor (French Negations)
- Forming simple negative commands with the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)
- Ne ... pas = Not - with compound tenses (French Negations)
- Ne ... pas encore = Not yet (French Negations)
A2: Questions & Interrogatives
- Quel/quels/quelle/quelles ? = Which/what? (French Question Words)
- Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - regular forms (except il/elle/on forms)
- Que + [inverted statement] ? = What ... ? (French Questions)
- Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - il/elle/on forms
- Qui/Qui est-ce qui [conjugated verb] ? = Who ... ? (French Questions)
- Qui/Qui est-ce que ... ? = Whom ... ? (French Questions)
- Inverted questions with reflexive verbs in the present tense (Le Présent) in French
- Inverted questions in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French - with subject pronouns
- Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - with names/things/emphasis
- Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - special cases "puis-je/ai-je/suis-je"
- Qu'est-ce qui + [conjugated verb] = What [does]... (French Questions)
A2: Nouns & Articles
- Some plural English nouns are singular in French and vice versa
- De plus en plus de / de moins en moins de + [nom] = more and more / less and less + [nouns] (Comparisons in French)
- Forming the plural of French nouns ending in -ou
- Some French nouns have different meanings depending on whether they're masculine or feminine
