Grammar FLE Course A1

1) The basic sentence

Structure Subject + Verb + Complement

e.g. : I work in Novi Sad.

Statement simple sentence

e.g. : It's a book.

Negation (base) : doesn't …

I'm not Serbian: I am not Serbian. / He doesn't have a car.

Questions (3 forms A1) :

intonation : Are you coming?

is that : Are you coming?

interrogative word + is that : Where do you live?

2) Subject personal pronouns

I, you, he, she, we, us, you, they

We = often we in speech

e.g. : We go to the cinema.

3) Verbs in the present tense

Prior verbs : to be, to have, to go, to do

1st group (-ER) to speak, to love, to live, to work…

Very frequent verbs (as needed) to come, to take, to be able, to want, to put, to say…

Pronominal verbs (introduction) : to call, to get up

Verb + infinitive :

e.g. : I can come. / I want to learn.

4) Articles and genre

Definite articles : le, la, l', les

Indefinite articles : un, une, des

Partitives (according to progression) : du, de la, de l', des

I drink coffee: I drink coffee. / I'm eating salad.

Gender masculine / feminine (simple references)

5) Plural and simple agreements

Plural nouns often -s

Adjective agreement (base) :

ex. : a little boy / a little girl / some little girls

Frequent agreements: nationalities, common colours

6) Adjectives: place and useful forms

Before the noun (common) e.g.: small, big, beautiful, good, bad, young, old, new…

ex. : a big hotel

After the noun (general) French, blue, interesting…

e.g. : a blue car

Feminine (frequent forms) addition of -e + common cases (e.g. petite)

7) Essential determiners

Possessives :

my/my/my ; ton/ta/tes ; son/sa/ses

ours ; your ; theirs

Demonstratives : this/that/these

Simple quantity : a lot of, a little of, very

8) Prepositions and location

City / Country :

à + city : à Paris

in + female country : in France

at + male country : in Canada

at + plural country : in the United States

Place (base) : in, on, under, in front of, behind

Location : next to, near, far from

At :

e.g. : at the doctor's / at home

9) Essential expressions

C'est / Ce sont :

e.g. : This is a school. / These are my friends.

There are :

e.g. : There is a problem.

Here / Here :

e.g. : Here's my passport.

10) The imperative (functional)

Forms : you / us / you

e.g. : Look! / Let's go ! / Take a right !

11) Near future (often end A1)

Go + infinitive

I'm going to work: I'm going to work. / We're going out.

Checklist A1 (objective)

Introduce yourself, ask for simple information

Describe a person/object (age, nationality, tastes, simple appearance).

Talk about routine in the present tense

Find your bearings (place, simple directions)

Understand and follow short instructions