In today’s French lesson, we build a complicated French sentence together. We start from level A1 with a basic sentence, “Il boit – He drinks/He is drinking,” and we slowly add elements to end up with a French complicated sentence. All the way to a B2 level!
This lesson includes some French grammar, French conjugation, as well as French vocabulary! Let me know if this is something that you enjoy so I can make more 🙂
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Let’s start building a complicated French sentence together.
Basic sentence
Chris boit. (boire – present tense)
Chris drinks.
Subject + verb
Il boit.
He drinks.
Subject pronoun + verb
Il boit un café.
He is drinking coffee.
Subject pronoun + verb + article + noun
Il boit un café noir.
He is drinking black coffee.
Subject pronoun + verb + article + noun + adjective
Le matin, il boit un café noir.
In the morning, he drinks black coffee.
Adverb + subject pronoun + verb + article + noun + adjective
Le matin, il boit un café noir dans la cuisine. Il lit. (lire – present tense)
In the morning, he drinks black coffee in the kitchen. He reads.
Adverb + subject pronoun + verb + article + noun + adjective + preposition + article + noun. Subject pronoun + verb
Le matin, il boit un café noir dans la cuisine. Il lit le journal.
In the morning, he drinks black coffee in the kitchen. He reads the newspaper.
Adverb + subject pronoun + verb + article + noun + adjective + preposition + article + noun. Subject pronoun + verb + article + noun
Le matin, il boit un café noir dans la cuisine en lisant le journal.
In the morning, he drinks black coffee in the kitchen while reading the newspaper.
Adverb + subject pronoun + verb + article + noun + adjective + preposition + article + noun + gerund + article + noun
Le matin, il ne boit pas de café noir dans la cuisine en lisant le journal.
In the morning, he doesn’t drink black coffee in the kitchen while reading the newspaper.
Adverb + subject pronoun + ne + verb + pas + article + noun + adjective + preposition + article + noun + gerund + article + noun
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3 Responses
I loved this lesson! The step by step approach is so helpful in understanding and learning the structure of the French language. Thank you for all the creative ways you employ to help us master this beautiful language.
I love your class! Thanks a lot!
Pas de quoi 🙂