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B2 Pronouns Verified

French Pronouns: Which One? (auquel, duquel)

Always match the pronoun's gender to the noun and smush it with the preposition for smooth French flow.

  • • Contracts `à` or `de` with `lequel` forms.
  • • Must agree with noun gender and number.
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B2 Pronouns Verified

Using 'en' with other pronouns (m'en, lui en...)

Always place `en` last in the pronoun chain, right before the verb, to indicate quantity or "of it."

  • • The pronoun `en` always stays closest to the verb.
  • • Place `me`, `te`, `nous`, `vous`, `lui`, `leur` be...
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B2 Pronouns Verified

Pronoun Position with 'Faire' (Je le fais réparer)

Always place object pronouns before `faire`, and never add agreement to `fait` in causative compound tenses.

  • • Pronouns always come BEFORE the conjugated verb `f...
  • • In compound tenses, the past participle `fait` nev...
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B2 Pronouns Verified

Pronoun Position with Two Verbs (Infinitives)

When using two verbs, the pronoun always 'clips' onto the front of the second (infinitive) verb.

  • • Place the object pronoun directly before the infin...
  • • Works with 'aller', 'vouloir', 'pouvoir', and 'dev...
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B2 Pronouns Verified

Where Does 'y' Go? (Pronoun Position)

Place `y` after other pronouns but before the verb to say you're doing something 'there' or 'to it'.

  • • `y` usually replaces a place or a thing starting w...
  • • Always place `y` directly before the conjugated ve...
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B2 Future & Conditional Verified

French Past Regrets: 'Would Have' (Conditionnel Passé)

The conditional past expresses what would have happened in a hypothetical or regretted past scenario.

  • • Expresses past regrets or things that would have h...
  • • Formed with conditional 'avoir' or 'être' plus the...
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B2 Future & Conditional Verified

Expressing Regret: I Should Have... (Conditionnel Passé)

The conditionnel passé is the 'time machine' tense for expressing what you wish had happened differently.

  • • Used for 'should have', 'would have', or 'could ha...
  • • Formed with 'avoir' or 'être' in conditional + pas...
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B2 Future & Conditional Verified

Just in Case: Using 'Au Cas Où' with the Conditional

Always use the conditional mood after `au cas où` to express precautions for hypothetical future scenarios.

  • • Use `au cas où` to mean "in case" or "just in case...
  • • Always follow `au cas où` with the conditional moo...
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B2 Future & Conditional Verified

The 'Si' Rule: No Future allowed! (Si + Présent)

After `si`, always use the present tense for conditions, even when talking about the future.

  • • Never use future or conditional tenses immediately...
  • • Use the present tense after `si` to express a cond...
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B2 Past Tense Verified

Past-Past Agreement (Plus-que-parfait with COD)

Agree the past participle with the preceding direct object in plus-que-parfait; never agree it with the subject.

  • • Plus-que-parfait uses avoir in the imperfect + pas...
  • • Agreement only occurs if the Direct Object (COD) c...
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B2 Subjunctive Verified

Past Subjunctive: Formation (Subjonctif passé)

Combine the subjunctive forms of 'avoir' or 'être' with a past participle to talk about past feelings.

  • • Used for past actions following a subjunctive trig...
  • • Formed with subjunctive 'avoir' or 'être' plus a p...
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B2 Sentence Structure Verified

The Magic 'On': The Easy Alternative to the Passive

Replace the passive voice with `on` + active verb to sound more natural and avoid complex grammar.

  • • Use `on` to avoid the clunky and formal French pas...
  • • Always conjugate the verb in the 3rd person singul...
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B2 Sentence Structure Verified

French Passive with 'de' (aimé de, connu de)

Use `de` instead of `par` to show a state of being or a feeling in passive sentences.

  • • Use `de` for passive voice with verbs of feeling o...
  • • Common verbs include `aimer`, `respecter`, `connaî...
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B2 Sentence Structure Verified

French Agent: Saying 'by' (par)

Use 'par' to introduce the person or thing performing an action in passive French sentences.

  • • The agent follows 'par' and shows who performed th...
  • • Used in passive sentences: Subject + être + past p...
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B2 Sentence Structure Verified

Getting Things Done to You (se faire + infinitif)

Use `se faire` + infinitive to describe things that happen to you, and never change the spelling of `fait`.

  • • Used when someone else performs an action on or fo...
  • • Formed with Subject + Reflexive Pronoun + Faire +...
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