Perfect French Grammar Course Recap

Introduction

• Presenter: Dylan
• Content: Recap of the grammar course with 46 lessons
• Resources: Videos on YouTube, exercises and notes in the book
• Notes:
  • Lesson numbers in the corner of the video
  • Page numbers in the book for further reference
  • Timings in the video to jump between lessons
  • This video is a review, not a full course

Lesson Reviews

Lesson 1: La Phrase Simple (Simple Sentence)

• Components: Subject, conjugated verb, article, and noun
• Example: Jean mange
• Subject Changes:
  • "Un" for masculine singular
  • "Une" for feminine singular
  • "Des" for plural
• Gender of Nouns:
  • 90% of nouns ending with "e" are feminine (e.g., une ville)
  • Study gender with vocabulary

Le Pluriel de Noms (Plural of Nouns)

• Rules:
  • Nouns ending with "e" -> add "s"
  • Nouns ending with "u" -> add "x"
  • Nouns ending with "al" -> change to "aux"
  • Nouns ending with "s", "x", or "z" -> no change

Le Pronom Sujet (Subject Pronouns)

• Forms:
  • "Le" for masculine singular
  • "La" for feminine singular
  • "Les" for plural
  • "L'" for singular nouns starting with a vowel or silent 'h'

Les Articles Partitifs (Partitive Articles)

• Forms:
  • "Du" for masculine singular
  • "De la" for feminine singular
  • "De l'" for singular nouns starting with a vowel or silent 'h'
  • "Des" for plural

Adjectives

• Demonstrative Adjectives:
  • "Ce" for masculine singular
  • "Cette" for feminine singular
  • "Cet" for masculine singular starting with a vowel or silent 'h'
  • "Ces" for plural
• Possessive Adjectives:
  • Masculine singular, feminine singular, plural
• Numbers: Review of numbers 0-19, 10-100, 21-109

Negation

• Forms:
  • "Ne... pas"
  • "Ne... plus"
• Placement: Around the conjugated verb; with compound tenses around the auxiliary verb
• Article Change: Articles become "de" in negation

Il y a

• Meanings: "There is" or "There are"; also "ago"

Prepositions

• Common Prepositions:
  • "À" -> to, at
  • "De" -> of, from
  • "En" -> in
  • "Dans" -> in

Questions

• Forms:
  • Intonation: Raising voice at the end
  • "Est-ce que": Placing in front of subject
  • Inversion: Verb-subject (e.g., "Aimes-tu?")

Pronouns

• Interrogative Pronouns:
  • "Qui" (who)
  • "Que" or "Qu'" (what)
• Relative Pronouns:
  • "Qui" (subject)
  • "Que" (object)
  • "Où" (where)
• Demonstrative Pronouns:
  • "Celui", "Celle", "Ceux", "Celles"

Adverbs

• Common Adverbs:
  • Many end in "-ment"
• Placement: After the verb, after auxiliary verb in compound tenses
• Specific Ones: "Assez", "Bientôt", "Déjà", "Encore", "Enfin", "Jamais"
• Usage Examples: "C'est bien" (It's good), "C'est bon" (It tastes good)

Conjunctions

• Coordinating Conjunctions: "Et", "Mais", "Ou"

Conclusion

• Next Steps:
  • Test on the channel on the 27th
  • Regular upload schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • Announcing the next course in the upcoming weeks
  • Follow on Instagram for daily posts
• Final Note: See you next week for the test