Prepositions & Conjunctions
A1: Beginner
- À + [heure] = At + [time] in French
- Compound nouns formed with prepositions à/de/en in French
- Compound nouns formed with [noun] + à + [infinitive] in French
- En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)
- Chez = at someone's place (French Prepositions)
- À côté de, en face de, à l'extérieur de, à l'intérieur de, près de, loin de, au coin de (French Prepositions)
- Differences between French and English usages - Using "dans" with streets and means of transportation (French Prepositions of Location)
- À = To/in and De = From/of with cities in French (French Prepositions of Location)
- Venir de/d'/du/des = To come/be from with countries/states/regions and continents (French Prepositions)
- Pour + [infinitive] = In order to + [do] in French
- Dans/sur/sous/devant/derrière/entre = in/on top of/under/in front of/behind/between (French Prepositions of Location)
- En/au/aux = In/to with countries and continents (French Prepositions)
- À/en + [means of transportation] (French Prepositions)
- En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)
A2: Lower Intermediate
- 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)
- Monter dans, descendre de = To get on, off transportation in French (prepositions)
- Using the present tense (Le Présent) - and not the compound past (Le Passé Composé) - in sentences with "depuis" (since/for) in French (French Prepositions of Time)
B1: Intermediate
- Which prepositions to use with celebration days - like Christmas - in French
- Which prepositions to use with name days - like Saint Valentine's Day - in French
- Quelque chose de + [adjectif] = Something [adjective] in French
- Expressing distance in French with "à ... de ..." = (at) ... km from ... (French Prepositions)
B2: Upper Intermediate
- Merci de / pour = Thank you for in French
- Dont = Whose (French Relative Pronouns)
- Malgré/En dépit de = Despite/In spite of in French
- Bien que/quoique + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = although/though in French
- Soit ... soit ... = Either ... or...
- Avant de + infinitive = Before + -ing in French
- Depuis que + [conjugated verb] = (Ever) since + [conjugated verb] in French
- Pour que + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = So that.../In order that... in French
C1: Advanced
- Après que + indicative (L'Indicatif) = After + conjugated verb in French
- Après avoir fait = After doing in French (auxiliary avoir)
- Après être allé = After going in French (auxiliary être)
- Expressing cause with "Pour (+avoir) fait" = For doing/having done in French
- Expressing cause with "Pour (+être) allé" = For going/having gone in French
