A2: Lower Intermediate
A2: Pronouns
- Subjects, objects, and pronouns (grammar point)
- Using stress pronouns in compound subjects and objects (unlike English)
- Replacing nouns with le, la, l', les = it, him, her, them (direct object pronouns)
- Replacing people with lui, leur = him, her, them (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 in French
- Quelqu'un, Quelqu'un d'autre = Someone, Someone else (indefinite pronouns) in French
- Using [French stress pronouns] + même(s) to express "myself/yourself/etc" in French
- Moi, toi, lui, elle, soi, nous, vous, eux, elles in French (advanced stress pronouns)
- Y = There (adverbial pronoun)
- 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)
- Quelques, plusieurs, de nombreux = A few, several, many (quantities) in French
- 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
- Using nous, vous, ils/elles when conjugating verbs for multiple people
- Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Translating the -ing form of verbs with L'Infinitif (not -ant)
- 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)
- The English Simple Past is mostly equivalent to the French compound past (Le Passé Composé)
- 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 Le Passé Composé on its own or with L'Imparfait
- Conjugate être in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
- Describing and expressing opinions 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 'depuis' (since / for) with Le Présent and NOT Le Passé Composé (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
- Using 'trouver' to express 'to find' and opinions
- Using 'sentir bon' and 'se sentir bien'
- Avoir raison/tort/de la chance = To be right/wrong/lucky (French Expressions with avoir)
- Using "plaire" to express liking something / someone
- Aller à = to suit someone (French Expressions with aller)
- Visiter vs rendre visite à = To visit a place vs a person
- Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French
- Se promener, promener, marcher, aller à pied = To walk
- 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
- 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
A2: Adjectives & Adverbs
- Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Using "mon" rather than "ma" with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h (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
- Using mon, ma, mes, etc with parts of the body (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 when on means we, but son/sa/ses when it means people (possessive adjectives)
- Quel, quelle, quels, quelles + noun = What a ... in French
- 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)
- Restrictive ne … que = only (simple tenses)
- 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)
- Using 'ne ... pas' with compound tenses (negation)
- Ne ... pas encore = Not yet (French Negations)
A2: Questions & Interrogatives
- Questions: Quel, quels, quelle, quelles = Which / what ?
- Forming inverted questions in French in Le Présent (except il, elle, on forms)
- Questions: Que ... = What ... ? in French
- Forming inverted questions in French in Le Présent with il, elle, on
- Questions: Qui, qui est-ce qui = Who ?
- Questions: Qui / qui est-ce que = Whom ?
- 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 + [verb] = What [does]... in French
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
