edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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Accents and the cedillaPlacing é, è, ê and ç correctly, and knowing that in French an accent changes the sound…Gender that does not match your languageChoosing le or la for nouns whose gender does not match your own language.Present tense of -er verbs, with its subjectConjugating the present tense and never dropping the subject pronoun.Negating with ne … pasPlacing both halves of the negation around the verb, and not doubling it.Être and avoir, and telling your ageConjugating être and avoir in the present, and using avoir where French requires it…The plural you cannot hearMarking the plural where it shows —the article and the written -s— even though you…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
Before replying, separate confirmed details from missing ones. Decide what your plan needs and ask for that detail; more than one may be missing.
The usual slip. A weekday does not always identify the date. «Jeudi» may require a question about the week; a time may also need «du matin» or «du soir».
Why it catches you out. «At eight» may need an am/pm clarification. Use «huit heures du matin» or «vingt heures» when the context calls for that distinction.