edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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The past subjunctive and sequence of tensesForming the past subjunctive and choosing between present and past depending on whether…Reflexive verbs and their agreementConjugating reflexive verbs with être and deciding whether the participle agrees…The conditional for unconfirmed informationRecognising the conditional French journalism uses for unconfirmed information, and not…Nominalisation in written FrenchTurning a verb into a noun with French suffixes, and rewriting a spoken sentence the way…Faire, prendre, mettre and avoir beauLearning French fixed combinations whole, instead of translating them word by word.Certainty and updates across sourcesCompare source independence, timing and scope before asserting, keeping a reservation or…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
Reconstruct order and actors before reducing a temporal clause to an infinitive; preserve conditions and avoid adding causation.
The usual slip. Confusing partial evidence with a complete decision or result.
Why it catches you out. Do not map an English past form directly to a French mood: identify the speaker’s commitment and the event’s status.
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- The past subjunctive and sequence of tensesForming the past subjunctive and choosing between present and past depending on whether…
- Reflexive verbs and their agreementConjugating reflexive verbs with être and deciding whether the participle agrees…
- The conditional for unconfirmed informationRecognising the conditional French journalism uses for unconfirmed information, and not…