The pluperfect

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Words 1901 to 1910

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Words 1911 to 1920

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Words 1921 to 1930

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Words 1931 to 1940

Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

The pluperfect

The 'had done' tense: imperfect of avoir / etre + past participle (j'avais mange, elle etait partie), with the same auxiliary and agreement rules as the passe compose, for an action finished before another past action (quand il est arrive, elle etait deja partie).

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Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

Conditional sentences (si clauses)

The three si types: si + present -> present/future (si tu veux, je viens); si + imperfect -> conditional (si j'avais le temps, je viendrais); si + pluperfect -> past conditional (si j'avais su, je serais venu). Never a future or conditional directly after si.

Lesson 10 · Words 1971-1980

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Lesson 13 · Read a story

Story milestone: top 2000 words

You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-2000 ceiling.