Course Description
Sure! Here is a summary of key grammar concepts typically covered at the A2 level in French:

1. *Passé Composé (Perfect Tense)*
– Used to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
– *Form*: Avoir or Être (present tense) + past participle
– *Avoir Verbs*: J’ai parlé (I spoke), Tu as fini (You finished), Il/Elle a vendu (He/She sold)
– *Être Verbs*: Je suis allé(e) (I went), Tu es venu(e) (You came), Il/Elle est parti(e) (He/She left)
– *Common Être Verbs*: aller, venir, arriver, partir, entrer, sortir, monter, descendre, naître, mourir, rester, retourner

2. *Imperfect Tense (L’Imparfait)*
– Used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.
– *Form*: Remove the -ons ending from the present tense nous form and add the imperfect endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
– Example: Je parlais (I was speaking), Tu finissais (You were finishing), Il/Elle vendait (He/She was selling)

3. *Futur Proche (Near Future)*
– Used to describe actions that are going to happen soon.
– *Form*: Aller (present tense) + infinitive verb
– Example: Je vais parler (I am going to speak), Tu vas finir (You are going to finish), Il/Elle va vendre (He/She is going to sell)

4. *Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns*
– *Direct Object Pronouns*: me (m’), te (t’), le/la (l’), nous, vous, les
– Example: Je le vois (I see him/it), Elle les aime (She loves them)
– *Indirect Object Pronouns*: me (m’), te (t’), lui, nous, vous, leur
– Example: Je lui parle (I am talking to him/her), Elle leur donne (She gives them)

5. *Reflexive Verbs*
– Verbs where the subject performs the action on itself.
– *Pronouns*: me, te, se, nous, vous, se
– Example: Je me lève (I get up), Tu te laves (You wash yourself), Il/Elle se brosse les dents (He/She brushes his/her teeth)

6. *Interrogatives*
– *Using Inversion*: Invert the subject pronoun and verb
– Example: Parlez-vous français ? (Do you speak French?), Avez-vous fini ? (Have you finished?)
– *Using Est-ce que: Place **est-ce que* before the statement
– Example: Est-ce que vous parlez français ? (Do you speak French?), Est-ce que tu as fini ? (Have you finished?)
– *Question Words*:
– *Qui* (Who)
– *Que/Qu’* (What)
– *Où* (Where)
– *Quand* (When)
– *Pourquoi* (Why)
– *Comment* (How)
– *Combien (de)* (How much/many)

7. *Possessive Pronouns*
– Used to indicate possession, replacing the noun.
– Example: le mien/la mienne/les miens/les miennes (mine), le tien/la tienne/les tiens/les tiennes (yours – informal), le sien/la sienne/les siens/les siennes (his/hers/its), le nôtre/la nôtre/les nôtres (ours), le vôtre/la vôtre/les vôtres (yours – formal/plural), le leur/la leur/les leurs (theirs)

8. *Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns*
– Used to point out specific items.
– *Adjectives*: ce (masculine), cet (masculine before vowel), cette (feminine), ces (plural)
– Example: ce livre (this book), cet ami (this friend), cette maison (this house), ces livres (these books)
– *Pronouns*: celui (masculine), celle (feminine), ceux (masculine plural), celles (feminine plural)
– Example: celui-ci (this one – masculine), celle-là (that one – feminine), ceux-ci (these ones – masculine), celles-là (those ones – feminine)

9. *Comparatives and Superlatives*
– *Comparatives*: plus … que (more … than), moins … que (less … than), aussi … que (as … as)
– Example: Elle est plus grande que lui (She is taller than him), Il est moins rapide que toi (He is less fast than you), Elle est aussi intelligente que sa sœur (She is as intelligent as her sister)
– *Superlatives*: le/la/les plus … de (the most … of), le/la/les moins … de (the least … of)
– Example: C’est le plus grand bâtiment de la ville (It is the tallest building in the city), Elle est la moins bavarde de la classe (She is the least talkative in the class)

10. *Prepositions of Place*
– *à* (at, to), *de* (from, of), *en* (in), *dans* (in), *sur* (on), *sous* (under), *devant* (in front of), *derrière* (behind), *entre* (between), *à côté de* (next to), *près de* (near), *loin de* (far from), *chez* (at the home of)

11. *Expressions of Quantity*
– *Beaucoup de* (a lot of), *peu de* (a few/little), *trop de* (too much/many), *assez de* (enough), *un peu de* (a little of)
– Example: Il y a beaucoup de livres (There are a lot of books), Elle a peu de temps (She has little time)

12. *Impersonal Expressions*
– Using *il y a* (there is/are)
– Example: Il y a un livre sur la table (There is a book on the table)
– Using *il faut* (it is necessary)
– Example: Il faut étudier pour réussir (It is necessary to study to succeed)

13. *Vocabulary Expansion*
– *Family and Relationships*: père (father), mère (mother), frère (brother), sœur (sister), ami(e) (friend)
– *Food and Meals*: petit-déjeuner (breakfast), déjeuner (lunch), dîner (dinner), pain (bread), fromage (cheese)
– *Daily Routines*: se réveiller (to wake up), se doucher (to shower), se coucher (to go to bed)
– *Places and Directions*: gauche (left), droite (right), rue (street), place (square)
– *Weather*: il fait beau (it’s nice), il pleut (it’s raining), il neige (it’s snowing), il fait froid (it’s cold), il fait chaud (it’s hot)

These concepts build on the A1 level, providing a more solid foundation in French grammar and enabling more complex communication and comprehension.