French Grammar Guide

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A1 Topics (26)

Grammatical Gender of Nouns

Grammar guide for Grammatical Gender of Nouns in en

Singular and Plural of Nouns

Grammar guide for Singular and Plural of Nouns in en

Definite and Indefinite Articles

Grammar guide for Definite and Indefinite Articles in en

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) — in English: "some" or "any" (used to express an unspecified quantity)

Grammar guide for Partitive Articles (du, de la, de l', des) in en

Contractions of French prepositions (à + le = au; à + les = aux; de + le = du; de + les = des)

Grammar guide for Prepositional Contractions (à + le, de + le, etc.) in en

Personal Subject Pronouns

Grammar guide for Personal Subject Pronouns in en

Formal vs Informal 'you' (tu vs vous)

Grammar guide for Formal vs Informal 'you' (tu vs vous) in en

"Impersonal subject 'on'" 3A usually translated as "one", or informally as "you", "we", "they" or "people" depending on context.

Grammar guide for Impersonal Subject 'on' in en

Stressed pronouns (me, you, him/her, us, you, them)

Grammar guide for Stressed Pronouns (moi, toi, etc) in en

Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those)

Grammar guide for Demonstrative Adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces) in en

Possessive Adjectives

Grammar guide for Possessive Adjectives in en

Adjective Agreement and Basic Placement

Grammar guide for Adjective Agreement and Basic Placement in en

Present Tense: Regular -ER Verbs

Grammar guide for Present Tense: Regular -ER Verbs in en

Present Tense: Regular -IR and -RE Verbs

Grammar guide for Present Tense: Regular -IR and -RE Verbs in en

Present Tense: Common Irregular Verbs (to be, to have, to go, to do/make)

Grammar guide for Present Tense: Common Irregular Verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire) in en

Reflexive Verbs (Present Tense)

Grammar guide for Reflexive Verbs (Present Tense) in en

Basic Negation (ne ... pas) — "ne ... pas" = "not" (used to say do not / does not / did not)

Grammar guide for Basic Negation (ne ... pas) in en

Forming Questions

Grammar guide for Question Formation in en

Interrogative Adjective (which / what)

Grammar guide for Interrogative Adjective (quel, quelle, etc) in en

C'est vs Il/Elle est — 'C'est' = 'It's/This is/That is'; 'Il/Elle est' = 'He/She/It is'

Grammar guide for C'est vs Il/Elle est in en

Explanation of 'il y a'

Grammar guide for Explanation of 'il y a' in en

Basic Prepositions of Place

Grammar guide for Basic Prepositions of Place in en

Telling Time and Date (French: Dire l'heure et la date)

Grammar guide for Telling Time and Date in en

Basic Conjunctions (and, but, or, so/therefore, because)

Grammar guide for Basic Conjunctions (et, mais, ou, donc, parce que) in en

"Expressions with avoir (avoir faim, avoir soif, avoir besoin de, etc.)" → "Expressions with 'avoir' (to be hungry, to be thirsty, to need, etc.)"

Grammar guide for Expressions with avoir (avoir faim, soif, besoin de, etc.) in en

Basic Pronunciation Rules and Liaison

Grammar guide for Basic Pronunciation Rules and Liaison in en

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