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French 1

Free French 1 study guide: 6 units with summaries, key ideas, flashcards and 148 practice questions with step-by-step solutions.

Lines up with: AP French Language and Culture (later levels); CLEP French.

Units

1. UNIT 01

   Greetings and numbers

   Start talking right away: greet people, introduce yourself and count.
2. UNIT 02

   Articles, gender and adjectives

   French nouns are masculine or feminine. Articles and adjectives change to match.
3. UNIT 03

   Present tense regular verbs

   Regular French verbs fall into three groups. Learn each set of endings.
4. UNIT 04

   Être, avoir, aller and faire

   These four irregular verbs show up constantly. Many idioms use them in ways English doesn't.
5. UNIT 05

   Everyday vocabulary

   Everyday vocabulary for talking about yourself, your family and your day.
6. UNIT 06

   The passé composé

   The passé composé describes completed past actions. It's built with a helper verb (avoir or être) plus a past participle.