In this unit, we will review the basic grammar rules of the French language. This will serve as a refresher and ensure that you have a solid foundation before we delve into more advanced topics.
In French, the basic sentence structure is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO), similar to English. For example:
French verbs are divided into three groups based on their infinitive endings: -er, -ir, and -re. Here's how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense:
-er verbs (e.g., Parler - to speak)
-ir verbs (e.g., Finir - to finish)
-re verbs (e.g., Vendre - to sell)
In French, to make a sentence negative, you place "ne" before the verb and "pas" after it. For example:
In French, nouns have a gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). The articles "le" (masculine), "la" (feminine), and "les" (plural) are used to indicate the gender and number of the noun. For example:
Prepositions are small words that link elements of a sentence together. They indicate the relationships between different parts of the sentence. Here are some basic French prepositions:
By the end of this unit, you should be comfortable with basic French sentence structures, verb conjugations, negation, gender and number agreement, and prepositions. This will set the stage for more complex conversations and grammatical structures in the following units.