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adj1introduction to adjectives
adj2adjectives: formation and placementa
dj3adjectives that precede the noun
adj4irregular adjectives
adj5adjectives whose meaning varies with placement
adj6comparisons with adjectives
adj7superlative of adjectives
adj8bon/meilleur vs. bien/mieux
adj9participles as adjectives
adv1introduction to adverbs
adv2adverbs: formation and placement
adv3placement of adverbs with passé composé
adv4comparative and superlative of adverbs
adv5-il y a, agoadv6tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l'heure
characterscast of characterscon1introduction to conjunctionscon2coordinating conjunctionscon3subordinating conjunctionscreditscredits and acknowledgmentsdet1introduction to determinersdet10indefinite determinersdet2determiners: definite articlesdet3definite articles with physical characteristicsdet4determiners: indefinite articlesdet5determiners: partitive articlesdet6possessive determinersdet7demonstrative determinersdet8determiners: expressions of quantitydet9touthelphelp using this websiteindextex's index: la grammaire de l'absurdeint1introduction to interrogativesint2yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pasint3questions with subject/verb inversionint4interrogative and exclamative quelint5interrogative pronounsint6interrogative pronoun lequelint7interrogative words: où, quand, comment ...neg1introduction to negationneg2basic negation: ne ... pasneg3alternate forms (1) ne ... jamais, rien, personne, etc.neg4alternate forms (2) ne ... aucun, ni ... ni, queneg5one-word negative sentences si, jamais, etc.no1introduction to nounsno2number: singular, pluralno3gender: masculine, feminineno4voilà vs. il y ano5temps, heure, foisoverviewabout this site: overviewpre1introduction to prepositionspre1acommon prepositionspre2contractions of à and de with definite articlepre3prepositions with placespre4prepositions with infinitivespred1depuis vs. il y a ... que, ça fait ... que, and voilà ... quepred2depuis with imperfectprep1depuis, pendant, pour: 'for'pro1introduction to pronounspro10indefinite pronounspro11demonstrative pronounspro12possessive pronounspro2subject pronounspro3c'est vs il/elle estpro4disjunctive pronounspro5direct object pronounspro6pronoun ypro7pronoun enpro8indirect object pronounspro9order of object pronouns present tensepror1relative pronouns: qui and quepror2relative pronouns: ce qui, ce quepror3relative pronouns: dont, où, etc. present tenseta1intro to tense, aspect, mood, voicetac1conditionaltac2past conditionaltac3si clausestad1reported speech in the presenttad2reported speech in the pasttaf1futur prochetaf2simple future: regulartaf3simple future: irregulartaf4future: usagetaf5futur antérieurtai1imperative moodtap1recent past (venir de + infinitive)tap10passé simpletap11passé antérieurtap2passé composé with avoirtap3passé composé with etretap4passé composé of pronominal verbstap5imparfait: formationtap6imparfait: states of being, habitual actionstap7imparfait: idiomatic usestap8narration: passé composé vs. imparfaittap9plus-que-parfaittapr1present tensetas1regular subjunctivetas2irregular subjunctivetas3asubjunctive usage: obligationtas3bsubjunctive usage: doubttas4subjunctive usage: will, emotion, desiretas5conjunctions that take the subjunctivetas6past subjunctivetas7subjunctive summarytas8ways to avoid the subjunctivetav1active vs. passive voicev1introduction to verbsver1-er verbs (regular) present tensever2-er verbs (stem changing) present tensevim1impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...vinf1infinitive constructionsvir1-ir verbs (regular) present tensevir2-ir verbs (irregular) like ouvrir present tensevir3-ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormirvirr1être 'to be'virr10savoir vs. connaître present tensevirr11dire, lire, écrire present tensevirr2avoir 'to have'virr3avoir expressionsvirr4aller 'to go'virr5faire 'to do, to make'virr6faire expressionsvirr7causative fairevirr8venir 'to come'virr9boire, croire, voirvl1partir, sortir, quitter, laisservm1modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoirvpp1present participlevpr1pronominal verbsvre1-re verbs (regular)vre2-re verbs (irregular) like prendrevre3-re verbs (irregular) like mettrevre4re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivrevti1transitive vs. intransitive
MP3 downloads [zip archives]all mp3s.zip archive of Tex's French Grammar mp3s: 106.8 MBadj2adjectives: formation and placementadj3adjectives that precede the nounadj4irregular adjectivesadj5adjectives whose meaning varies with placementadj6comparisons with adjectivesadj7superlative of adjectivesadj8bon/meilleur vs. bien/mieuxadj9participles as adjectivesadv2adverbs: formation and placementadv3placement of adverbs with passé composéadv4comparative and superlative of adverbsadv5-il y a, agoadv6tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l'heurecharacterscast of characterscon2coordinating conjunctionscon3subordinating conjunctionsdet10indefinite determinersdet2determiners: definite articlesdet3definite articles with physical characteristicsdet4determiners: indefinite articlesdet5determiners: partitive articlesdet6possessive determinersdet7demonstrative determinersdet8determiners: expressions of quantitydet9toutint1introduction to interrogativesint2yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pasint3questions with subject/verb inversionint4interrogative and exclamative quelint5interrogative pronounsint6interrogative pronoun lequelint7interrogative words: où, quand, comment ...neg2basic negation: ne ... pasneg3alternate forms (1) ne ... jamais, rien, personne, etc.neg4alternate forms (2) ne ... aucun, ni ... ni, queneg5one-word negative sentences si, jamais, etc.no2number: singular, pluralno3gender: masculine, feminineno4voilà vs. il y ano5temps, heure, foispre1acommon prepositionspre2contractions of à and de with definite articlepre3prepositions with placespre4prepositions with infinitivespred1depuis vs. il y a ... que, ça fait ... que, and voilà ... quepred2depuis with imperfectprep1depuis, pendant, pour: 'for'pro10indefinite pronounspro11demonstrative pronounspro12possessive pronounspro2subject pronounspro3c'est vs il/elle estpro4disjunctive pronounspro5direct object pronounspro6pronoun ypro7pronoun enpro8indirect object pronounspro9order of object pronouns present tensepror1relative pronouns: qui and quepror2relative pronouns: ce qui, ce quepror3relative pronouns: dont, où, etc. present tensetac1conditionaltac2past conditionaltac3si clausestad1reported speech in the presenttad2reported speech in the pasttaf1futur prochetaf2simple future: regulartaf3simple future: irregulartaf4future: usagetaf5futur antérieurtai1imperative moodtap1recent past (venir de + infinitive)tap10passé simpletap11passé antérieurtap2passé composé with avoirtap3passé composé with etretap4passé composé of pronominal verbstap5imparfait: formationtap6imparfait: states of being, habitual actionstap7imparfait: idiomatic usestap8narration: passé composé vs. imparfaittap9plus-que-parfaittapr1present tensetas1regular subjunctivetas2irregular subjunctivetas3asubjunctive usage: obligationtas3bsubjunctive usage: doubttas4subjunctive usage: will, emotion, desiretas5conjunctions that take the subjunctivetas6past subjunctivetas7subjunctive summarytas8ways to avoid the subjunctivetav1active vs. passive voicever1-er verbs (regular) present tensever2-er verbs (stem changing) present tensevim1impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...vinf1infinitive constructionsvir1-ir verbs (regular) present tensevir2-ir verbs (irregular) like ouvrir present tensevir3-ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormirvirr1être 'to be'virr10savoir vs. connaître present tensevirr11dire, lire, écrire present tensevirr2avoir 'to have'virr3avoir expressionsvirr4aller 'to go'virr5faire 'to do, to make'virr6faire expressionsvirr7causative fairevirr8venir 'to come'virr9boire, croire, voirvl1partir, sortir, quitter, laisservm1modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoirvpp1present participlevpr1pronominal verbsvre1-re verbs (regular)vre2-re verbs (irregular) like prendrevre3-re verbs (irregular) like mettrevre4re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivrevti1transitive vs. intransitive