Subtleties of Verbs (A1-B2)

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Level Kwiziq score Lesson Lesson Award  
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Monter can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé depending on its meaning in French
B1 : Intermediate   Passer/se passer/se passer de - the different meanings of the verb "passer" in French
B1 : Intermediate   Passer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Sortir can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé depending on its meaning in French
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Rentrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Repasser can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Entrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Retourner can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B1 : Intermediate   Expressing "to leave" with partir/laisser/quitter/sortir in French
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect in French
B2 : Upper Intermediate   French reflexive pronouns can be used to express reciprocity - "each other"
A2 : Lower Intermediate   "Sentir bon" vs "Se sentir bien" - The different meanings of the verb "sentir" in French
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Using "devoir" in the imperfect tense versus the compound past in French (L'Imparfait vs Le Passé Composé)
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Using the French compound past (Le Passé Composé) to express sentences in the English simple past
A1 : Beginner   Expressing ongoing actions (English Present Continuous) with the present tense (Le Présent) in French
A1 : Beginner   Expressing immediate and near-future actions with the present tense (Le Présent) in French
A1 : Beginner   Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)
A1 : Beginner   Expressing current actions, habits and situations (English Present Tense) with the present tense (Le Présent) in French
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Expressing past habits or repeated actions with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Expressing opinions and describing with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Using the compound tense (Le Passé Composé) on its own or with the imperfect tense (L'Imparfait)
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Expressing continuing action with the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait)
A2 : Lower Intermediate   Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English "-ING"
B1 : Intermediate   En + "-ant" = While/by + "-ing" in French (Gerund/Le Gérondif)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Descendre can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
B2 : Upper Intermediate   J'allais + [infinitive] to express the near future in the past in French
A1 : Beginner   Describing senses with "sentir" - The different meanings of the verb "sentir" in French
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