A2 · 31 lessons

Level 3

Talk about what already happened, and say what you think, prefer and suggest.

By the end, you can

Tell a short story about completed events
State an opinion, compare options and give a reason
Make a suggestion and negotiate a small change

Prerequisite: Level 2 / A1

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01

What happened

Tell a short past event and understand a simple personal story.

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Use object pronounsReplace a repeated person, thing or place with le, la, les, lui, leur, y or en.20 min Full access

Start talking about the pastBuild the passé composé step by step with avoir or être, form common past participles and use the result in statements, negatives and questions.28 min Full access

Use avoir in the pastUse every subject form of avoir with regular and irregular participles, then add negatives, adverbs, objects and natural questions.26 min Full access

Say what you had to, could or wanted to doPut devoir, pouvoir and vouloir into the past and follow them with an infinitive.13 min Full access

Use être in the pastBuild the passé composé with être, make the participle agree, use pronominal verbs and choose the right auxiliary when a verb changes construction.29 min Full access

Make the participle agreeAdd the written ending that matches the subject of an être verb.13 min Full access

Pronominal verbs in the pastPut reflexive and reciprocal verbs into the passé composé.14 min Full access

Liaison, enchaînement and registerDistinguish an activated silent consonant from a consonant that is already pronounced, then control optional links by register.18 min Full access

Say when it happenedAnchor a past event in time, and tell "ago" apart from "for how long".14 min Full access

Say what did not happenMake a clear negative statement in the passé composé.11 min Full access

Tell a weekend storyDescribe a short weekend as a connected sequence rather than a list of facts.15 min Full access

Ask what happenedAsk for the story, and recognise the same question in its everyday spoken shapes.14 min Full access

Put a story in orderMake a short past story easy to follow with sequence words, and choose between the ones that overlap.13 min Full access

Build the imparfaitForm the second past tense from one reliable stem and a single set of endings.20 min Full access

Describe a past situationUse the imparfait for habits, descriptions and actions that were still going on.16 min Full access

Choose imparfait or passé composéCombine the two past tenses so a story has both a background and events.18 min Full access

React to a storyGive a natural short reaction, and match its strength to the news and the company.15 min Full access

A2 mission: tell the weekend storyTell a connected weekend story and answer two practical follow-up questions.15 min Full access

02

Choices and opinions

Compare options and explain a straightforward preference.

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Ask what someone thinksInvite an opinion instead of only giving your own, and react so the other person keeps talking.14 min Full access

Say what you thinkGive a measured everyday opinion about a familiar topic.14 min Full access

Compare two optionsCompare two familiar options on one clear criterion.15 min Full access

Pick the best oneSay that something is the most or the least of a group, not just more than one other thing.18 min Full access

Give a reasonConnect a preference or decision to a clear reason.14 min Full access

Connect negative and explanatory ideasUse ni… ni for two negatives and choose parce que, car, comme or donc by function and register.17 min Full access

Say what you no longer doMove beyond ne… pas with the negatives that say no longer, nothing and nobody.19 min Full access

Agree and disagree gentlyRespond to an opinion without sounding too abrupt.14 min Full access

Choose a film or eventCompare practical criteria when choosing what to do.17 min Full access

Make a suggestionSuggest a simple plan in natural conversational French.16 min Full access

Negotiate a planAccept part of a suggestion, request one change and settle on a plan.15 min Full access

A2 mission: choose a day outCompare two options, give a reason and agree on a concrete plan.15 min Full access

Review: opinions in conversationKeep an opinion exchange moving with a reaction and a follow-up.13 min Full access