edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…Present participle, gérondif and verbal adjectiveTelling apart the three -ant forms: the gérondif with en, the present participle that…Depuis, pendant, il y a, dans, enChoosing among the five depending on whether you mean a starting point, a finished…Stressed pronouns and pronoun orderUsing moi, toi, lui, eux after prepositions, in comparisons and for emphasis; and…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
Distinguish each party’s goal from their proposed method. Find an arrangement preserving both goals; if none exists, identify the decision they must negotiate before acting.
The usual slip. Choose an instruction using an invented hierarchy, or call one party’s surrender an agreement.
Why it catches you out. A compromise needs both goals to remain served; agreeing with one instruction alone does not establish it.
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- The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…
- Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…
- Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…