A1: Beginner
A1: Pronouns
- Il/elle/ils/elles = it/he/she/they (French Subject Pronouns)
- On can mean either we/one/people (French Subject Pronouns)
- Nous vs on to say "we" in French (French Subject Pronouns)
- Using c'est vs il/elle est to say it is/she is/he is in French
- C'est, ce sont = this is, these are (French Demonstrative Pronouns)
- Ça = that/this/it (French Demonstrative Pronouns)
- Moi, toi, lui, elle = me, you, him, her in French (stress pronouns)
- Nous/vous/eux/elles = Us/you/them - simple cases (French Stress Pronouns)
- Penser que/Croire que = To think that/To believe that in French
- Me/te/nous/vous = Me/you/us/you (French Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns)
- Tout le monde = Everybody (indefinite pronouns)
A1: Verbs Tenses & Conjugation
- Conjugate avoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Replacing compound subjects with subject pronouns nous, vous, ils, elles
- Conjugate être in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate aller in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate venir/tenir and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate regular -er verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Using Le Présent where English uses Present Tense (current actions, habits and situations)
- Conjugate faire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate vouloir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate pouvoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate devoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate regular -dre verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate croire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate semi-regular -cer verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate semi-regular -ger verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb se réveiller in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb se lever in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb se coucher in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb s'habiller in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb se laver in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verb s'amuser in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate -é(-)er, -e(-)er verbs - except -eter and -eler - in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate partir/sortir and other -TIR verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate -eter and -eler verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent) - main rule (ll / tt)
- Conjugate prendre and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Using Le Présent for ongoing actions where English uses Present Continuous
- Conjugate dire and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate dormir and other -MIR verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate écrire/inscrire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Using Le Présent for immediate/near future actions
- Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)
- Conjugate lire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate reflexive verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)
- Venir de + infinitive = To have just done (Le Passé Proche)
- Conjugate mettre and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate -eter and -eler verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent) - with "è"
- Conjugate reflexive verb s'asseoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate boire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
A1: Nouns & Articles
- Using du, de la, de l', des to express some or any (partitive articles)
- À + le = au, à + les = aux, de + le = du, de + les = des (French Contracted Articles)
- Continents/countries/counties/regions/states are masculine, feminine or plural in French (Gender)
- Using le, la, l', les with continents, countries & regions names (definite articles)
- En/l'/au with seasons (French Articles and Prepositions)
- Using le, la, l', les before nouns when generalising (definite articles)
- Identifying the gender of nouns by some specific word endings in French
- Using le with days of the week + weekend
- Using le, la, les with weights and measures (definite articles)
- Forming the plural of French nouns ending in -au or -eau
- Using le, la, les with body parts and clothing (definite articles)
- Using le, la, les with titles, languages and academic subjects (definite articles)
- Forming the plural of French nouns ending in -al
- Forming the plural of French nouns ending in -eu
- Surnames don't pluralise
A1: Adjectives & Adverbs
- Adjectives ending with mute -e don't change in the feminine in French
- Colour descriptions change according to gender and number (French Colour Adjectives)
- Standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine
- Expressing possession in French with "de"
- Mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes; son, sa, ses = my; your; his / her in French (possessive adjectives)
- Notre/nos/votre/vos/leur/leurs = our/your/their (French Possessive Adjectives)
- Forming the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in "-ien/-ion/-on" in French
- Adjectives ending in -eux become -euse in the feminine in French
- Adjectives ending in -s or -x change in the plural forms only when feminine in French
- Beau, nouveau, vieux, fou, mou have two masculine forms and one feminine form (French Adjectives)
- Neuf vs nouveau to say new in French
- Forming regular adverbs with "-ment" in French (French Adverbs)
- Forming the feminine of adjectives ending in "-el/-eil/-il/-ul/-et/-s" in French
- Beau, nouveau, vieux have different plural forms for masculine and feminine (French Adjectives)
- Adjectives ending in -er become -ère in the feminine in French
- Position of French Adjectives - More adjectives that go BEFORE nouns
A1: Negative Words & Constructions
- Using ne ... pas with simple tenses (negation)
- Un, une become de or d' in negative sentences (Indefinite Articles)
- Du/de la/de l'/des all become de/d' in negative sentences (French Partitive Articles)
- Using 'si' instead of 'oui' to disagree with a negative question or statement
- Ne ... jamais = Never (French Negations)
- Non plus = Neither/nor (French Negations)
- Using ne ... pas with reflexive verbs in simple tenses (negation)
- Position of French Negations - with conjugated verb + infinitive
A1: Prepositions & Conjunctions
- Using dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière, entre to say in, on top of, under, in front of, behind, between (prepositions)
- En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)
- À côté de, en face de, à l'extérieur de, à l'intérieur de, près de, loin de, au coin de (French Prepositions)
- Pour + [infinitive] = In order to + [do] in French
- Using en with feminine countries and au(x) with masculine countries to say in or to (prepositions)
- En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)
- Using 'à' (to/in) and 'de' (from/of) with cities (prepositions)
- Venir de, d', du, des + country / state / region = To come/be from
- Using à, en, par with means of transport (prepositions)
- Using dans (not sur) with streets and transportation (prepositions)
- À + [heure] = At + [time] in French
- Chez = at someone's place (French Prepositions)
- Compound nouns formed with prepositions à/de/en in French
- Compound nouns formed with [noun] + à + [infinitive] in French
A1: Numbers, Time & Date
- Telling time in French - simple
- Expressing numbers 70 to 999 in French
- Expressing large numbers -thousands/millions/billions - in French
- Writing decimal numbers in French
- Telling time in French - AM vs PM
- Using an/année, matin/matinée, jour/journée, soir/soirée : time unit vs duration
- Ordinal numbers - 1st/2nd/10th/etc - in French
- Ordinal vs Cardinal numbers - differences between French and English usages
A1: Idioms, Idiomatic Usage, and Structures
- Expressing timeliness in French - late/early/on time - general
- Expressing how you are with aller (Greetings in French)
- Talking about the weather with il fait + [adjective]
- Talking about the weather with il y a + [noun]
- Faire de, jouer à : talking about sports, hobbies and leisure activities in French
- Jouer de = to play an instrument in French
- Ça m'est égal = I don't mind/care (French Idiomatic Expressions)
- Avoir besoin de = To need (French Expressions with avoir)
- Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to (French Expressions with avoir)
- Faire les courses vs Faire les magasins to talk about shopping (French Expressions with faire)
- Devoir vs Avoir besoin de to express "to need to" in French
- Expressing possession in French with "être à"
- Être d'accord avec = to agree with (French Expressions with être)
- Avoir mal (à) = To be in pain, to hurt somewhere (French Expressions with avoir)
- Using 'sentir' to describe senses
- Expressing ongoing actions in the present in French with "être en train de"
- Avoir peur de = To be afraid/scared of (French Expressions with avoir)
- Ça y est = That's it/It's done (French Idiomatic Expressions)
- Ça ne fait rien = It doesn't matter (French Idiomatic Expressions)