Grammar

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Adjectives

Adjective Agreement (Plural)

Les belles maisons.

Beautiful houses.

Adjective Agreement (Singular)

Une longue rue.

A long street.

Adjectives "Beau," "Vieux," and "Nouveau"

Un beau garçon.

A beautiful boy.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Harry Potter m'a donné ce livre.

Harry Potter gave me this book.

Predicative Adjectives

La fille semble grande.

The girl seems tall.

The Position of Adjectives

Une avenue verte.

A green avenue.

Adverbs

Adverbs: Part I

Il l'a fait rapidement.

He did it quickly.

Articles

Definite Articles

C'est le train que j'ai vu.

This is the train I saw.

Definite Articles with Geographical Names

Il adore l'Europe.

He loves Europe.

Demonstrative Adjective "Cet"

Cet homme

This man

Indefinite Articles

Je crois avoir vu un train.

I think I saw a train.

Partitive Articles

J'ai du thé à la maison.

I have tea at home.

Nouns

Gender of Nouns with Living Beings

Une mère.

A mom.

Gender of Nouns: the Basics

un arbre - une voiture

a tree - a car

Plural Nouns Ending in -s and -x

le train - les trains

train - trains

Prepositions

Prepositions: the Basics

Nous sommes allés à l'école.

We went to school.

Pronouns

Impersonal Pronoun "il"

Il faut cinq heures pour aller de Toulouse à Paris en train.

It takes five hours to get from Toulouse to Paris by train.

Impersonal Pronoun "On"

On dit que le soleil est jaune.

It is said that the sun is yellow.

Impersonal Pronouns "Ce" and "C’"

Ce sont mes frères.

These are my brothers.

Possessive Determiners

C'est le livre d'Harry Potter. C'est son livre.

This is Harry Potter's book. This is his book.

Subject Pronouns

Elle adore le chocolat.

She loves chocolate.

Tenses

Present Tense

Je vais à l'école à pied.

I'm walking to school.

Verbs

French Verbs: the Basics

Je conduis.

I'm driving.

Regular Verbs Ending in -er: Present Tense

Tu peux manger une pomme.

You can eat an apple.

Regular Verbs Ending in -ir: Present Tense

Tu dois nourrir le chat.

You need to feed the cat.

Regular Verbs Ending in -re: Present Tense

Tu dois faire tes tâches.

You need to do your tasks.

Verb Aller

Je vais à l'école.

I'm going to school.

Verb Avoir

Il a une voiture.

He has a car.

Verb Devoir

Je dois faire la vaisselle.

I have to do the dishes.

Verb Faire

Je fais un gâteau.

I'm making a cake.

Verb Pouvoir

You can go to the party.

Tu peux aller à la fête.

Verb Savoir

Je sais toutes ses chansons par cœur.

I know all his songs by heart.

Verb Vouloir

Je veux rentrer à la maison.

I want to go home.

Verb Être

Il est grand.

He is tall.