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Lesson 6. Module 3 review

I can use the module's five topics together: -er conjugation, the negative, the country article and preposition, il y a with prepositions of place, and contractions with aller and venir.

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What we review

What we review

The module's five topics fit together. Skim them before the exercises. • -er verbs: the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent; only -ons and -ez are heard. The stem changes in writing, for example: nous mangeons, j'achète. • Negation: ne … pas and ne … jamais around the conjugated verb, n' before a vowel; after a negative, un, une, and des become de, but after être the article stays. • Country and city: le, la, l', les; en + feminine, au + masculine, aux + plural, à + a city; where from: de, d', du, des. • In town: il y a and the negative il n'y a pas de; prepositions of place dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière, entre … et …, and compound ones ending in de. • Where to and where from: à + le gives au, à + les gives aux, de + le gives du, de + les gives des; the verbs aller, venir, and prendre; transportation with en or à.
Two words around the verb

ne and pas wrap around the conjugated verb; after a negative with any verb except être, un/une/des becomes de.

AffirmativeNegative
Elle voyage.Elle ne voyage pas.
Ils ont une voiture.Ils n'ont pas de voiture.
Ce sont des étudiants.Ce ne sont pas des étudiants.
In or to ↔ from

Before a city it's always à and de, whatever the country next to it.

What it isIn or toFrom
feminine countryen Francede France
country starting with a vowelen Italied'Italie
masculine countryau Japondu Japon
pluralaux États-Unisdes États-Unis
cityà Parisde Paris
Contractions: à and de with the article

Only le and les contract; la and l' stay as they are.

Preposition+ le+ la+ l'+ les
àau marchéà la gareà l'hôtelaux toilettes
dedu muséede la postede l'hôteldes toilettes
Lesson notes
What we review
The module's five topics fit together. Skim them before the exercises. • -er verbs: the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent; only -ons and -ez are heard. The stem changes in writing, for example: nous mangeons, j'achète. • Negation: ne … pas and ne … jamais around the conjugated verb, n' before a vowel; after a negative, un, une, and des become de, but after être the article stays. • Country and city: le, la, l', les; en + feminine, au + masculine, aux + plural, à + a city; where from: de, d', du, des. • In town: il y a and the negative il n'y a pas de; prepositions of place dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière, entre … et …, and compound ones ending in de. • Where to and where from: à + le gives au, à + les gives aux, de + le gives du, de + les gives des; the verbs aller, venir, and prendre; transportation with en or à.
Lesson 6. Module 3 review — French from zero to A1