The B1 level (Intermediate) marks the transition from a basic user (A1–A2) to an independent user of French. At this stage, learners are no longer limited to simple survival situations; they begin to express opinions, narrate events, and interact with more confidence in both personal and professional contexts.
Si clauses, also known as conditional clauses, are used to express a condition and the result that follows from it. They allow speakers to talk about real, hypothetical, or unreal situations, depending on how likely the condition is. A sentence...
The placement of adjectives in French is one of the most characteristic, and often most confusing, features of the language for learners and linguists alike. Unlike English, which reliably places adjectives before the nouns they modify, French employs a far...
Learning how to compare people, places, ideas, or actions is essential in any language, and French is no exception. Whether you want to say “Paris is more expensive than Rouen” or “This is the best idea”, French comparatives and superlatives...
Direct Speech (le discours direct) Direct speech is when you quote someone’s exact words. In French, you use quotation marks (« ») or sometimes dashes (—) and a comma before the quote. Structure: Subject + reporting verb + “que” (optional)...
When learning French at the B1 level, it’s important to strengthen your A2 grammar foundations. This post will guide you through three key areas of french tenses – présent, passé composé vs imparfait and passe recent. Présent de l’indicatif The...
🟦 1. Addition + Sequence French: D’abord, nous avons visité le Louvre. Ensuite, nous sommes allés déjeuner dans un petit café près de la Seine. Le repas était délicieux et le service était rapide. De plus, le serveur parlait anglais,...
What Are Connectors? Connectors are crucial for making speech or writing in French sound natural and fluent. When you speak or write in French, you don’t want your sentences to sound like a list of ideas. You want them to...
1. Cap sur le numérique: écoles connectées, élèves équipés Des gouvernements ont lancé de nouveaux programmes de littératie numérique, et des milliers d’élèves ont reçu des ordinateurs portables. Des salles de classe rurales ont été raccordées au haut débit, et...
Understanding active and passive voice helps you vary your sentence structures in French, especially for formal writing or descriptions. La Voix Active (Active Voice) In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. This is the most...
Pronouns are small words that replace nouns, so we do not have to repeat names or things again and again. Instead of saying “Marie has a book”, we use pronouns: “She has a book.”. French pronouns can feel overwhelming because...
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