Grammar Checklist for French

Nouns:

gender

singular and plural forms

Articles

definite, indefinite and partitive (including use of de after negative

Adjectives

agreement

position

comparative and superlative : regular and meilleure

demonstratives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

indefinite (chaque, quelque)

possessive

interrogative (quel, quelle)

Adverbs

comparatives and superlatives

regular

interrogative (comment, quand)

adverbs of time and place (aujourd’hui, demain, ici, là-bas)

common adverbial phrases (normalement, d’habitude)

Quantifiers/Intensifiers (très, assez, beaucoup, peu, trop)

Pronouns

personal : all subjects, including reflexive

relative : qui

relative : que ®

object: direct ® and indirect ®

position and order of object pronouns

disjunctive / emphatic

demonstatives (ça, cela)

indefinite (quelqu’un)

interrogative (qui, que)

use of y, en ®

Verbs

regular and irregular, including reflexive verbs

all persons of the verb, singular and plural

negative forms

inerrogative forms

modes of address : tu, vous

impersonal verbs (il faut)

verbs followed by an infinitive, with or without a preposistion

tenses : present imperfect : avoir, être and faire other common verbs in imperfect tense (aller, vouloir, jouer, voir) ® immediate future future ® conditional : vouloir, aimer pluperfect ®

passive voice : present tense ®

imperative

present participle

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Number, quantity, dates and time : including use of depuis with present tense time

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Adjectives

comparative and superlative, including meilleur, pire

Adverbs

comparative and superlative, including mieux, le mieux

Pronouns

use of y, en

relative : que

relative : dont ®

object : direct and indirect

position and order of object pronouns

demonstartive (celui) ®

possessive (le mien) ®

Verbs

tenses : future imperfect conditional pluperfect

passive voice : future, imperfect and perfect tenses ®

perfect infinitive

present participle, including use after en

subjuntive mood : present, in comonly used expressions ®

Time

including use of depuis with imperfect tense