French Language Grammar

  1. Advanced Grammar Structures
    1. Prepositions
      1. Spatial Prepositions
        1. à (to, at, in)
          1. dans (in, inside)
            1. sur (on, upon)
              1. sous (under, beneath)
                1. chez (at someone's place)
                  1. devant (in front of)
                    1. derrière (behind)
                      1. entre (between)
                        1. parmi (among)
                          1. près de (near)
                            1. loin de (far from)
                            2. Temporal Prepositions
                              1. avant (before)
                                1. après (after)
                                  1. pendant (during)
                                    1. depuis (since, for)
                                      1. il y a (ago)
                                        1. en (in, within)
                                          1. dans (in, after)
                                            1. vers (around, toward)
                                            2. Geographical Prepositions
                                              1. Countries and Continents
                                                1. en (feminine countries)
                                                  1. au (masculine countries)
                                                    1. aux (plural countries)
                                                    2. Cities and Towns
                                                      1. à (to, in cities)
                                                      2. Regions and States
                                                        1. en, dans, au
                                                      3. Verb-Preposition Combinations
                                                        1. Verbs with à
                                                          1. penser à, réussir à
                                                            1. s'intéresser à, assister à
                                                            2. Verbs with de
                                                              1. parler de, s'occuper de
                                                                1. avoir besoin de, se souvenir de
                                                                2. Verbs with Other Prepositions
                                                                  1. compter sur, se fâcher contre
                                                              2. Adverbs
                                                                1. Adverb Formation
                                                                  1. From Feminine Adjectives + -ment
                                                                    1. Special Formation Rules
                                                                      1. Irregular Formations
                                                                      2. Adverb Placement
                                                                        1. With Simple Tenses
                                                                          1. With Compound Tenses
                                                                            1. Emphasis and Style
                                                                            2. Adverb Categories
                                                                              1. Manner Adverbs
                                                                                1. bien, mal, vite
                                                                                  1. doucement, facilement
                                                                                  2. Time Adverbs
                                                                                    1. maintenant, hier, demain
                                                                                      1. souvent, parfois, jamais
                                                                                      2. Place Adverbs
                                                                                        1. ici, là, partout
                                                                                          1. dehors, dedans, ailleurs
                                                                                          2. Quantity Adverbs
                                                                                            1. beaucoup, peu, assez
                                                                                              1. trop, très, plutôt
                                                                                              2. Frequency Adverbs
                                                                                                1. toujours, souvent, rarement
                                                                                              3. Irregular Adverbs
                                                                                                1. bon → bien
                                                                                                  1. mauvais → mal
                                                                                                    1. petit → peu
                                                                                                  2. Passive Voice
                                                                                                    1. Passive Construction
                                                                                                      1. être + past participle
                                                                                                        1. Agent Introduction with par
                                                                                                        2. Past Participle Agreement
                                                                                                          1. Agreement with Subject
                                                                                                            1. Tense Considerations
                                                                                                            2. Passive Usage
                                                                                                              1. Focus on Action Recipient
                                                                                                                1. Agent Omission
                                                                                                                  1. Formal Register
                                                                                                                  2. Passive Alternatives
                                                                                                                    1. on + Active Voice
                                                                                                                      1. Reflexive Constructions
                                                                                                                        1. Active Voice Preference
                                                                                                                      2. Reported Speech
                                                                                                                        1. Direct vs. Indirect Speech
                                                                                                                          1. Quotation Marks
                                                                                                                            1. Reporting Verbs
                                                                                                                            2. Tense Changes
                                                                                                                              1. Present → Imperfect
                                                                                                                                1. Passé Composé → Pluperfect
                                                                                                                                  1. Future → Conditional
                                                                                                                                  2. Pronoun Changes
                                                                                                                                    1. Person Shifts
                                                                                                                                      1. Possessive Adjustments
                                                                                                                                      2. Time Expression Changes
                                                                                                                                        1. aujourd'hui → ce jour-là
                                                                                                                                          1. hier → la veille
                                                                                                                                            1. demain → le lendemain
                                                                                                                                            2. Question Reporting
                                                                                                                                              1. Yes/No Questions
                                                                                                                                                1. Information Questions
                                                                                                                                                2. Command Reporting
                                                                                                                                                  1. Imperative → de + Infinitive
                                                                                                                                                    1. Subjunctive Usage

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