A1 Grammar
Complete list of A1 Grammar points with meaning, formation, examples and audio. Tap any point for a full explanation.
- être (présent) — to be Present tense of 'être' (to be)
- avoir (présent) — to have Present tense of 'avoir' (to have)
- le / la / les — the (articles définis) Definite articles: le (m.), la (f.), les (pl.)
- un / une / des — a/an, some (articles indéfinis) Indefinite articles: un (m.), une (f.), des (pl.)
- -er verbs (présent) — regular -er conjugation Present tense of regular -er verbs
- ne … pas — negation Basic negation with ne … pas around the verb
- Adjective agreement (accord) — gender & number Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun
- Subject pronouns — je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles Subject pronouns that go before the verb
- Questions — intonation, est-ce que, inversion Three ways to ask a yes/no question
- c'est / il y a — 'it is' / 'there is/are' c'est to identify, il y a to say something exists
- Plural nouns — le pluriel (+s) Making nouns plural (usually add -s)
- Question words — qui, que, où, quand, comment, pourquoi Words that ask for information (wh- questions)
- aller (présent) + futur proche 'aller' (to go) and the near future (aller + infinitive)
- faire (présent) — to do / to make 'faire' (to do / to make), also used for weather
- Contracted articles — au, du, aux, des à/de merge with le/les into au, aux, du, des
- Possessive adjectives — mon, ma, mes… 'my, your, his/her…' — agree with the thing owned
- Demonstrative adjectives — ce, cet, cette, ces 'this / that / these' pointing to a noun
- Prepositions à and de (place) à (at/to) and de (from/of) for places
- Place of adjectives — after (usually) or before the noun Most adjectives follow the noun; a few common ones go before
- aimer / vouloir + noun or infinitive Saying what you like or want (+ noun or verb)
- venir (présent) + passé récent 'venir' (to come) and the recent past (venir de + infinitive)
- pouvoir (présent) — can / to be able to 'pouvoir' (can, to be able) + infinitive
- devoir (présent) — must / to have to 'devoir' (must, to have to) + infinitive
- Partitive articles — du, de la, de l', des 'some / any' of uncountable things: du, de la, des
- -ir verbs (finir type, présent) Present of regular -ir verbs (finir type)
- Interrogative adjective — quel, quelle, quels, quelles 'which / what' agreeing with the noun
- Telling the time — Quelle heure est-il ? Asking and telling the time
- Stressed (tonic) pronouns — moi, toi, lui, elle… Stressed pronouns after prepositions, for emphasis, after c'est
- prendre (présent) — to take prendre = to take (also comprendre, apprendre)