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A1 Sentence Structure Verified

Making & Letting (Faire & Laisser)

Mastering `faire` and `laisser` lets you express causing or allowing actions in natural, everyday French.

  • • Use `faire` + infinitive to make/cause an action t...
  • • Use `laisser` + infinitive to let/allow an action...
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A1 Future & Conditional Verified

Imaginary Situations (L'irréel)

Express imaginary scenarios by combining a 'was/had' condition with a 'would' result.

  • • Use `si` + `imparfait` for the hypothetical condit...
  • • Use `conditionnel présent` for the imagined result...
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A1 Sentence Structure Verified

French If-Phrases: Making Plans (Si + Present)

Build real plans by pairing `si` with the present tense for simple, logical cause-and-effect sentences.

  • • Use `si` to connect a condition to a result.
  • • Always use the present tense immediately after the...
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A1 Sentence Structure Verified

The French 'Si': Using 'If' and 'Yes' (Contradiction)

Use `si` for 'if' conditions and as a special 'yes' to contradict negative statements or questions.

  • • Use `si` to mean 'if' for conditions in the presen...
  • • Contract `si` + `il` into `s'il` (but keep `si ell...
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A1 Pronouns Verified

French 'What': Using ce qui and ce que

Use `ce` plus a relative pronoun to translate 'what' when it's not a direct question.

  • • Used for 'what' or 'that which' in statements.
  • • `ce qui` is the subject (followed by a verb).
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Talking About Categories (Definite Articles)

In French, always use definite articles (le/la/les) to talk about things in general or expressing your preferences.

  • • Use le, la, l', les for general categories and abs...
  • • Always use definite articles after preference verb...
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A1 Pronouns Verified

The French Emphasis Echo (Le pronom de rappel)

Use a resumptive pronoun to highlight your topic and sound like a native speaker in casual conversation.

  • • Uses a pronoun to 'echo' a previously mentioned no...
  • • Essential for sounding natural and emphatic in spo...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

French Past Tense Homophones (a/à, est/et, é/er)

Always use the 'replacement trick' (avait, était, vendre) to verify French homophones before you hit send.

  • • Homophones sound identical but have different mean...
  • • Use the 'avait' trick to distinguish 'a' (verb) fr...
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A1 Present Tense Verified

French -er Verbs: The Easy Way to Speak (parler, manger)

Mastering regular -er verbs unlocks 90% of French actions using one simple 'remove-and-replace' formula.

  • • Most French verbs (90%) follow the regular -er pat...
  • • Remove -er from the infinitive to find the verb st...
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A1 Present Tense Verified

Expressing Wishes with 'vouloir'

Master `vouloir` to directly express what you want or want to do in everyday French situations.

  • • Use `vouloir` to express desires or wishes.
  • • Conjugate `vouloir` in the present tense.
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

The Magic of 'De': Possession and Origin

Think of `de` as the connector for possession, origin, and quantity that changes form before masculine or plural nouns.

  • • Use `de` to show possession (instead of 's) or ori...
  • • Contract `de + le` into `du` and `de + les` into `...
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A1 Past Tense Verified

French Past Participle Agreement with Reflexive Verbs

When using reflexive verbs in the past, always use `être` and match the verb ending to the subject.

  • • Reflexive verbs always use `être` in the past tens...
  • • The past participle usually agrees with the subjec...
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

The French 'Only': Restrictive Negation (`ne ... que`)

Use `ne ... que` to limit your sentence to one specific thing, meaning 'only' or 'nothing but'.

  • • Use `ne ... que` around the verb to mean 'only'.
  • • It is a restrictive negation, not a total negative...
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A1 Pronouns Verified

Pronouns with Voici and Voilà: Here I Am (Me voici)

Direct object pronouns always precede voici and voilà to announce or point out people and things.

  • • Place object pronouns (me, te, le, la, les) BEFORE...
  • • Use voici for nearby things and voilà for things f...
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A1 Pronouns Verified

French Object Pronoun Order (me, te, le...)

Always place pronouns in rank order (1-5) directly before the verb to sound like a natural French speaker.

  • • Pronouns must follow a strict 1-5 rank order befor...
  • • Rank 1: me, te, se, nous, vous (People/Reflexive).
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A1 Sentence Structure Verified

Expressing a condition (Si...)

To express a condition in French, use `si` followed by the present tense for both parts.

  • • Use `si` + present tense for real conditions.
  • • The result clause also uses the present tense.
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

How to say 'No' in sentences (ne... pas)

Wrap your verb in a `ne... pas` sandwich to say 'not' in French, remembering to elide before vowels.

  • • Use `ne` before the verb and `pas` after it.
  • • Change `ne` to `n'` before a vowel or silent `h`.
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A1 Present Tense Verified

French Present Tense: I eat, I am eating (Le présent)

French present tense is versatile: use one simple form for both current actions and regular daily habits.

  • • One tense covers 'I eat' and 'I am eating'—no 'ing...
  • • Used for current actions, habits, general truths,...
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