Grammar

It’s important to have a good command of grammar.

(Don’t forget that you won’t have access to AI during the assessments or at the DELF exam).

To help you

Check that you master the following points:

  • I know how to use pronouns (relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, complements, etc.)
  • I know how to use the different tenses and modes (in particular the subjunctive, the conditional, the different past and future tenses).
  • I can conjugate ‘regular’ verbs in -er and -ir (in all tenses!).
  • I can conjugate the main irregular verbs:
Avoir/Être Produire/Faire Acheter/Jeter
Finir Prendre/Apprendre/Comprendre Craindre
Mettre Voir/Connaître Falloir
Croire Ecrire/Lire/Résoudre S’asseoir/Accueillir
Devoir/Savoir/Vouloir Plaire/Sentir/Ressentir Dormir/rire
Dire/Répondre Tenir Suivre
Aller/Venir/Partir Boire/Manger Pleuvoir
  • I can use expressions followed by the subjunctive (il faudrait que, j’aimerais que, il est préférable que, etc.)
  • I can report what someone says (indirect style).
  • I know how to agree verbs in the past tense (when there are pronouns, when there are no pronouns).

Ex : J’ai mangé la quiche lorraine / Je l’ai mangée
Nous nous sommes entretenus avec le professeur
C’est le professeur dont je t’ai parlé / J’ai vu la série que tu as adorée.

  • I am at ease with nouns, adjectives and articles (definite, indefinite and partial).
  • I know how to use comparatives and superlatives.
  • I can qualify my comments and give my opinion in a structured and diplomatic way.
  • I can use pronouns.
  • I can form complex sentences (with relative pronouns).
  • I know how to use connectors in a text (d’abord, ensuite, d’ailleurs, ainsi, etc.).
  • I have a good command of scientific and mathematical vocabulary (to work on this, ask your classmates for their course materials).
  • I have a good command of vocabulary in different areas (everyday life, university life, the world of work, business, science and technology).