edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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The partitive: du, de la, desUsing du, de la or des before uncountable things, and switching to de after a negative.à and de with the article: au, aux, du, desContracting à + le into au, à + les into aux, de + le into du and de + les into des…Passé composé: avoir or être?Choosing the auxiliary, forming the participle and agreeing when required.Son, sa, ses: they agree with the thingChoosing the possessive by the gender and number of the thing owned, not the owner; and…C'est or il estUsing c'est to introduce or identify —with an article after— and il/elle est to describe…The three ways of asking a questionAsking the same question three ways and knowing which each situation calls for…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
French adjectives agree with the noun: -e for feminine, -s for plural. And they go after the noun, except a short group that goes before.
The usual slip. Putting every adjective in front, because that is where English always puts it — and not making it agree at all.
Why it catches you out. English puts adjectives ALWAYS in front and they never agree, so you have two problems at once: wrong position and no agreement. Une rouge voiture is wrong twice over.