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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Definite Articles: The (le, la, l', les)

French definite articles specify nouns and agree in gender and number, translating to 'the' in English.

  • • Use `le` for masculine, `la` for feminine, and `le...
  • • Use `l'` before singular nouns starting with a vow...
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B1 Future & Conditional Verified

Polite Wishes & 'What Ifs' (Conditionnel Présent)

The Conditional Present is the 'would' of French, used for politeness, dreams, and hypothetical situations.

  • • Used for polite requests like `je voudrais` (I wou...
  • • Formed using the Future stem plus Imperfect ending...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Adjective Agreement: Matching Gender and Number

French adjectives are like mirrors; they must always reflect the gender and number of the noun they describe.

  • • Adjectives must match the noun's gender (masculine...
  • • Add -e for feminine and -s for plural in most case...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Indefinite Articles: A, An, Some (un, une, des)

Match `un`, `une`, or `des` to the noun's gender and number to talk about non-specific things.

  • • Use `un` for masculine singular nouns like `un caf...
  • • Use `une` for feminine singular nouns like `une pi...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Adjective Position: The BAGS Rule (un petit chat)

Place adjectives for Beauty, Age, Goodness, and Size before the noun; put almost everything else after it.

  • • Most French adjectives go after the noun, but BAGS...
  • • BAGS stands for Beauty, Age, Goodness, and Size ca...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Noun Gender & Articles (le, la, un, une)

French nouns have fixed genders; always learn words with their articles (`le/la` or `un/une`) to speak correctly.

  • • Every French noun is either masculine or feminine.
  • • Use `le/un` for masculine and `la/une` for feminin...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Adverbs: Turning Adjectives into Actions (-ment)

Build adverbs by adding -ment to the feminine adjective form to describe how actions are performed.

  • • Most French adverbs end in -ment, equivalent to En...
  • • Form them by adding -ment to the feminine singular...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Vowel Flow: Using the Apostrophe (l')

Replace `le` or `la` with `l'` before vowels or silent 'h' to keep your French sounding smooth.

  • • Use `l'` instead of `le` or `la` before vowels.
  • • Works for both masculine and feminine singular nou...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Adverb Position (La place des adverbes)

In French, adverbs stick to the verb like glue, usually following it immediately or splitting compound forms.

  • • Place adverbs directly after the conjugated verb i...
  • • Short adverbs go between the auxiliary and partici...
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B1 Sentence Structure Verified

French Passive Voice: How to say 'is done' (La voix passive)

The passive voice highlights the action's recipient by combining `être` with a past participle that matches the subject.

  • • Focus shifts from the doer to the receiver of the...
  • • Formed using `être` + the past participle of the m...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Noun Gender: Masculine and Feminine (le/la)

Nouns are always masculine or feminine; always learn the article (le/la) along with the new word.

  • • Every French noun is either masculine or feminine.
  • • Use 'le' or 'un' for masculine; 'la' or 'une' for...
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A2 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French Contractions with 'à' (au, aux)

Always merge `à` with `le` or `les` to ensure smooth, natural French flow and avoid beginner mistakes.

  • • à + le becomes au for masculine singular nouns.
  • • à + les becomes aux for all plural nouns.
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B1 Sentence Structure Verified

Avoiding the Passive Voice (on, se, se faire)

To sound like a local, replace passive structures with `on`, reflexive verbs, or direct active subjects.

  • • French prefers active sentences over passive ones...
  • • Use `on` to replace 'someone' or 'they' as the sub...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Common Masculine Nouns (Le / Un)

Always learn French nouns with their articles ({le|m} or {un|m}) to master gender agreement effortlessly.

  • • Every French noun has a gender: either masculine o...
  • • Masculine nouns are identified by articles like {l...
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A2 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French Contractions with De: du, des

Always smash `de` with `le` and `les` to avoid clunky, non-native sounding French sentences.

  • • De + le always becomes du for masculine singular n...
  • • De + les always becomes des for all plural nouns.
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B1 Advanced Syntax Verified

French Gerund: Doing Two Things at Once (en + -ant)

Use `en` + present participle to link two simultaneous actions performed by the same subject effortlessly.

  • • Formed with `en` + verb stem + `-ant` ending.
  • • Used for actions happening at the same time.
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Girl Power: Common French Feminine Nouns (la/une)

Identify feminine nouns by their endings (like -e or -tion) and always pair them with la or une.

  • • Most French nouns ending in -e are feminine.
  • • Endings like -tion, -sion, and -té are reliably fe...
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B1 Sentence Structure Verified

French Causative: Having Things Done (Faire + Infinitive)

Delegate actions using `faire` + infinitive, keeping pronouns before `faire` and `fait` always invariable.

  • • Use `faire` + infinitive to say you're having some...
  • • The conjugated verb `faire` is followed directly b...
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A2 Sentence Structure Verified

French Identity vs. Description (C'est vs. Il est)

Identify with `C'est` + determiner; describe with `Il est` + adjective or naked profession.

  • • Use `C'est` + noun with article to identify or int...
  • • Use `Il est` + adjective or unmodified profession/...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Plurals: Just Add -s

To make French nouns plural, change the article and add a silent -s to the noun.

  • • Most French nouns become plural by adding a silent...
  • • The article must change: le/la becomes les, and un...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Comparatives: Better, Faster, More (Plus, Moins, Aussi)

Create comparisons using `plus/moins/aussi` + adjective + `que`, ensuring the adjective matches the first subject's gender and number.

  • • Use `plus` (more), `moins` (less), or `aussi` (as)...
  • • Always use `que` (than/as) after the adjective to...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Plural: Words Ending in -s, -x, -z (No Change)

If a French noun ends in -s, -x, or -z, don't add anything for the plural; just change the article.

  • • Nouns ending in -s, -x, or -z do not change in the...
  • • Only the article (le/la/un/une) changes to show pl...
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A2 Past Tense Verified

French Imparfait: Talking about the past (Imparfait)

Use the Imparfait to set the scene and describe habits in the past—it's the 'vibe' tense.

  • • Used for past habits, ongoing actions, and descrip...
  • • Formed by taking the 'nous' present stem + special...
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B1 Questions & Negation Verified

Never Again (ne...plus jamais)

Use `ne...plus jamais` to dramatically announce that a past action will never be repeated in the future.

  • • Used to express 'never again' or 'nevermore' in a...
  • • Combines 'ne...plus' (no more) and 'ne...jamais' (...
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