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French curriculum

4 parts · 34 chapters · 669 lessons

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    1. 1Foundations14 lessons
      1. Introduction to French
      2. First words for sentences
      3. Say something today: greetings and courtesies
      4. Sentence basics: subject, verb, object
      5. Ne...pas: saying no
      6. Asking a question: three ways
      7. More people, more words
      8. Your first story in French
      9. French articles
      10. French articles: le, la, les and un, une, des
      11. Du, de la, des: the article English drops
      12. The sounds of French
      13. Everything on the table
      14. Arcade review
      15. Chapter quiz
    2. 2Noun gender: le or la42 lessons
    3. 3Conjugating -er verbs11 lessons
    4. 4The question house: qui, que, où, comment30 lessons
    5. 5Adjective agreement31 lessons
    6. 6Direct object pronouns: le, la, les28 lessons
    7. 7The passé composé with avoir28 lessons
    8. 8Reflexive verbs28 lessons
    9. 9The imparfait26 lessons
    10. 10Talking about the future26 lessons
    11. 11The conditionnel25 lessons
    12. 12Commands: the imperative29 lessons
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First words for sentences

A pronoun, a few verbs, the things they act on. Enough to build a real French sentence by the end.

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