Name: _Peewee Rey___________
Language: _French__________ Level:_A1.2& A1.3______
Lesson Notes
Niveau 2
Lesson 1 – Être et avoir
Learning points:
- Used to construct the compound tenses and as main verbs in certain situations.
- Être (to be) means what you are, your different physical, mental & psychological states.
Except for physical feelings such as cold, heat, hunger, thirst, fear & hurt.
- Avoir (to have) means what you have or possess. Used with several physical feeling as cold,
heat, hunger, thirst, fear.
- Examples:
o (Être) Nous sommes au restaurant espagnol. (We are at a Spanish restaurant.)
o (Avoir) J’ai deux chats noirs et un chien blanc. (I have two black cats and a white
dog.)
Lesson 2 – La Forme Negative
Learning points:
- To form a simple sentence into negative form, ne is added before the conjugated verb and
pas after the verb.
- Ne becomes N before the vowels A, E, I, O, U, Y and consonant H.
- Examples:
o Pourquoi tu ne me donnes pas ces documents? (Why don’t you give me these
documents?)
o Nous ne parlons pas coréen. (We do not speak Korean.)
o Il n’habite pas à Abu Dhabi. (He does not live in Abu Dhabi.)
Lesson 3 – La Forme Interrogative
Learning points:
There are 3 ways to form a question:
- Retain the sentence form an add a question Elle parle Français. (She speaks French.)
mark at the end Elle parle Français? (She speaks French?)
- Add ‘Est-ce que’ at the beginning of the Tu lis un livre. (You are reading a book.)
sentence and add the question mark at the Est-ce que tu lis un livre?
end.
- Invert the subject and the verb & use a Vous travaillez au Luxembourg. (You work in
hyphen between them, then add a question Luxembourg.)
mark at the end. Travaillez-vous au Luxembourg? (Do you work in
Luxembourg?)
Questions form:
What Qu’est-ce que tu aimes? (What do you like?)
Who Qui est prêt? (Who is ready?)
How Comment t'allez vous? (How are you?)
How many Combien de journaux voulez-vous? (How many newspapers do you want?)
When Quand travailles-tu? (When are you working?)
Where Où est-elle? (Where is she?)
Which Quel est votre bagage? (Which is your luggage?)
At what time? Vous savez à quelle heure est le petit déjeuner? (Do you know what time breakfast is?)
Why Pourquoi est-ce que tu te réveillés tard? (Why are you waking up late?)
Lesson 4 - Le passé composé
Learning points:
- Action that has already occurred or happened.
- How to make passé composé (regular verbs)
o Subject pronoun + auxiliary verb (Être or avoir) in present tense + past participle
- The ending of the past participle will depend on the auxiliary verb used.
- For Group 1 regular verbs ending in ER,
o If using avoir, the ending is the same regardless of the gender or the number of the
subjects. Drop the R then + é
Example: Chanter = to sing
J'ai chanté ma chanson préférée. (I have sung my favorite song.)
Tu as chanté ma chanson préférée. (You have sung my favorite song.)
Il/Elle a chanté ma chanson préférée. (He/she has sung my favorite song.)
Nous avons chanté ma chanson préférée. (We have sung my favorite song.)
Vous avez chanté ma chanson préférée. (You have sung my favorite song.)
Ils/Elles ont chanté ma chanson préférée. (They have sung my favorite song.)
o If using Être, drop the R then + é then depending on the subject pronoun used –
considering gender and number, you have to add an e, s or es.
Example: Entrer = to enter
Je suis entré dans la maison. (I have entered in the house).
Tu es entré dans la maison. (You have entered in the house.)
Il est entré dans la maison. (He has entered in the house.)
Elle est entrée dans la maison. (She has entered in the house.)
Nous sommes entrés dans la maison. (We have entered in the house.)
Vous être entré dans la maison. (You have entered in the house.)
Ils sont entrés dans la maison. (They have entered in the house.)
Elles sont entrées dans la maison. (They have entered in the house.)
- For Group 2 regular verbs ending in IR,
o If using avoir, the ending is the same regardless of the gender or the number of the
subjects. Drop the R.
Example: Choisir = to choose
J’ai choisi une robe rouge. (I have chosen a red dress.)
Tu as choisi une robe rouge. (You have chosen a red dress.)
Il/Elle a choisi une robe rouge. (He/she has chosen a red dress.)
Nous avons choisi une robe rouge. (We has chosen a red dress.)
Vous avez choisi une robe rouge. (You have chosen a red dress.)
Ils/Elles ont choisi une robe rouge. (They have chosen a red dress.)
Lesson 6 - Adjectifs Démonstratifs
Learning points:
- Demonstrative adjectives are used in place of articles to indicate a specific noun.
- They must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
Ce (m.) Tu as visité ce musée. (You visited this museum.)
Cet (m.) Cet homme est un professeur. (This man is a professor.)
Vowel or mute h
Cette (f.) Cette fille est ma nièce. (This girl is my niece.)
Ces (plural) Je acheté des fleurs pour ces femmes. (I bought flowers for those women.)
Lesson 8 – Les Adverbes
Learning points:
- When modifying a verb, the adverb is placed after the conjugated verb.
- When adverb modifies an adjective or another adverb, it is placed in front of the word it is
modifying.
- Examples:
o Elles sont relativement grandes. (They are relatively big.)
o Je mange rarement au restaurant. (I rarely eat at a restaurant.)
o Il est vraiment petit. (He is really short.)
Lesson 9 – Tout, tous, toute, toutes
- Such words mean “all” but used differently such as an adjective, an adverb, a noun and
pronoun.
Pronoun Les garçons ont passé leur examen et tous l'ont eu.
(The boys took their exams and all of them passed)
Adverbs Mes lunettes sont tout abîmées. (My glasses are all damaged.)
Adjective Je suis disponible à toute heure. (I am available around the clock.)
