Français 2

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Use subject pronouns such as je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, and ils/elles in speech and writing.

• Use interrogative words and question formation, including tag questions, negation, and inversion (formal and informal).

• Use time order words and phrases such as la semaine dernière, l'été dernier, hier soir, avant-hier, etc.

• Use superlatives and comparatives such as plus/moins...que, le/la plus, le/la moins, le/la meilleur(e)/mieux, le/la pire, etc.

• Express likes and dislikes using verbs such as aimer, adorer, préférer, détester, admirer, apprécier, and hair.

• Correctly use the complement d'object direct in both present and passé compose.

• Use words related to the descriptive past such as souvent, de temps en temps, toujours, jamais, plusieurs fois (frequently, often, once in a while, many times, always, never).

• Differentiate between savoir (knowing how to or facts) and connaître (knowing someone or being familiar with something).

• Use correct verbs to form idioms/idiomatic expressions: Avoir as it relates to idioms (avoir envie de, avoir l'intention de etc.).

• Use verbs and phrases such as vouloir - que voudriez-vous?/je veux; prendre - que prenez-vous?/je vais prendre; and coûter - combien coûte to order food.

• Soften commands using the present subjunctive.

• Construct futur proche, future simple and irregular future tense.

• Use conditional mood: regular and irregular verbs.

• Use prepositions to describe relative location (à coté de, sous, derrière, and devant)

• Use verbs describing animal sounds japper (bark), miauler (meow), chanter (sing), etc.

• Use subjunctive irregular and stem-changing verbs such as boire, prendre, venir, faire, savoir, aller, vouloir, envoyer, être, avoir, etc.

• Use expressions with faire and jouer (faire du cyclism, jouer au football) in the past tense.

• Correctly use the two past tenses to narrate a visit to the doctor including when it was (passé composé) and why the person went (imparfait: wasn't feeling well, felt sick, etc.), using reflexive verbs in the past with etre.

• Use transitive and intransitive verbs of motion such as sortir, passer, and monter.

• Contrast similar expressions that do and do not use the subjunctive (il est probable que vs. il n'est pas probable que, il est certain que vs. il n'est pas certain que, etc.).

• Use conditional tense to plan trips (aimer, pouvoir, vouloir, etc.).