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French · Chapter 21

The passive voice

10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 1 · Words 1801-1810

    Words 1801 to 1810

    1805étapestep, stagenoun
    1807occupebusy, occupiedadjective
    1808vaguewave, vaguenoun

  2. Lesson 2 · Words 1811-1820

    Words 1811 to 1820

    1811romannovelnoun
    1813considérerto consider, to regardverb

  3. Lesson 3 · Words 1821-1830

    Words 1821 to 1830

    1821soudainsuddenly, suddenadverb

  4. Lesson 4 · Words 1831-1840

    Words 1831 to 1840

    1834jauneyellowadjective

  5. Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

    The passive voice

    etre (in any tense) + past participle agreeing with the subject (la lettre a ete ecrite), the agent introduced by par, and the ways French prefers to avoid the passive: on (on m'a vole mon sac) and the pronominal passive (ca ne se dit pas).

  6. Lesson 6 · Words 1841-1850

    Words 1841 to 1850

  7. Lesson 7 · Words 1851-1860

    Words 1851 to 1860

  8. Lesson 8 · Words 1861-1870

    Words 1861 to 1870

  9. Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

    The present participle and the gerund

    The -ant form (parlant, finissant, with irregulars etant, ayant, sachant) and the gerund en + participle for simultaneity (en mangeant), means (en travaillant) and condition, under the same-subject rule, plus why French has no -ing continuous tense.

  10. Lesson 10 · Words 1871-1880

    Words 1871 to 1880

  11. Lesson 11 · Words 1881-1890

    Words 1881 to 1890

    1888œuvrework, artwork, creationnoun

  12. Lesson 12 · Words 1891-1900

    Words 1891 to 1900

    1895sommesum, amountnoun
    1896kilomètrekilometrenoun

  13. Lesson 13 · Read a story

    Story milestone: top 1900 words

    You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1900 ceiling.