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French Grammar & Master Syllabus Studio · B1

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Level B1 Curriculum Units Overview

Here are the 10 structured master lessons across 3 chapters included in this CEFR level.

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Chapter 1 · Timeline Mastery

⏱️ Tenses & Timeline Mastery

Master temporal progression, narrative past tenses, and complex future timelines.

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UNIT 01 Tenses
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Imparfait vs. Passé Composé

🇬🇧 The Narrative Duo ⏱️ 4 min read

Imparfait sets the background scene, repeated habits, or ongoing actions ('was doing / used to do'). Passé Composé describes sudden, completed interrupting actions.

Think of Imparfait as the stage lighting and scenery, while Passé Composé is the sudden event that occurs on stage: 'Je dormais (Imparfait) quand le téléphone a sonné (Passé Composé)'.

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Formula:
- Imparfait: Continuous state / Weather / Habit / Description (Hier il faisait froid, je lisais un livre...)
- Passé Composé: Specific event / Exact time / Interruption (Tout à coup, quelqu'un a frappé à la porte)
- Key Markers for Imparfait: d'habitude, souvent, toujours, tous les jours, pendant que
- Key Markers for Passé Composé: soudain, tout à coup, un jour, à ce moment-là
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UNIT 02 Tenses
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Futur Simple vs. Futur Proche

Futur Proche (Aller + Infinitive) indicates immediate plans or certainty. Futur Simple indicates distant events, formal predictions, or conditional promises.

Futur Simple is formed with the entire infinitive (or irregular stem) + endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. Example: Je partirai, tu seras, il aura.

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Endings for all Futur Simple verbs:
Je: -ai | Tu: -as | Il/Elle: -a | Nous: -ons | Vous: -ez | Ils/Elles: -ont
Irregular Stems:
- Être -> ser- (je serai)
- Avoir -> aur- (j'aurai)
- Aller -> ir- (j'irai)
- Faire -> fer- (je ferai)
- Pouvoir -> pourr- (je pourrai)
- Vouloir -> voudr- (je voudrai)
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UNIT 03 Verbs & Moods
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Conditionnel Présent

🇬🇧 Polite Requests & Hypotheses ⏱️ 4 min read

The Conditional expresses polite wishes, advice, or hypothetical actions ('would do / could do').

Formed by taking the Futur Simple stem + the Imparfait endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient). Key modal verbs: Je voudrais (I would like), J'aimerais, Tu devrais (You should).

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Formation Formula:
[Future Stem] + [Imparfait Endings]
- Aimer -> J'aimer-ais
- Pouvoir -> Pourr-ais (Pourriez-vous m'aider ?)
- Devoir -> Devr-ais (Tu devrais réviser pour le TEF)
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UNIT 06 Verbs & Moods
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Subjonctif Présent

🇬🇧 Necessity, Emotion, & Doubt ⏱️ 4 min read

The Subjunctive expresses non-objective reality: obligation, emotion, desire, and doubt following 'que'.

Triggered by impersonal verbs: 'Il faut que', 'Il est nécessaire que', 'J'aimerais que', 'Je doute que'. Formed from the 3rd person plural 'ils' present stem + endings: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent.

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Endings:
Je -e | Tu -es | Il/Elle -e | Nous -ions | Vous -iez | Ils/Elles -ent
Irregular Stems:
- Être: que je sois, tu sois, il soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils soient
- Avoir: que j'aie, tu aies, il ait, nous ayons, vous ayez, ils aient
- Faire: que je fasse, tu fasses, il fasse, nous fassions, vous fassiez, ils fassent
- Pouvoir: que je puisse, tu puisses, il puisse...
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Chapter 5 · Exam Readiness

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High-yield exam review drills, pitfall warnings, and comprehensive diagnostic questions.

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UNIT 04 Parts of Speech
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Pronouns Y & EN

🇬🇧 Place & Quantity Replacements ⏱️ 4 min read

'Y' replaces a place or 'à + thing'. 'EN' replaces 'de + thing' or quantities.

Y: Replaces locations introduced by à, en, dans, sur, chez ('Tu vas à Paris ? Oui, j'y vais'). EN: Replaces items introduced by du, de la, des, un, une, or numbers ('Tu veux du café ? Oui, j'en veux').

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Position in Sentence:
Placed directly BEFORE the conjugated verb (or before the infinitive if there is one).
- J'y vais (I go there)
- Je n'y vais pas (I do not go there)
- J'en ai deux (I have two of them)
- Je vais y aller (I will go there)
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UNIT 05 Parts of Speech
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Direct (COD) & Indirect (COI) Object Pronouns Combined

COD replaces direct objects (le, la, les). COI replaces people introduced by 'à' (lui, leur). In double pronoun sentences, word order follows strict rules.

Pronoun hierarchy: [me, te, se, nous, vous] -> [le, la, les] -> [lui, leur] -> [y] -> [en] -> Verb.

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Double Pronoun Order:
- Je le lui donne (I give it to him/her)
- Il me les montre (He shows them to me)
- Nous vous l'expliquons (We explain it to you)
- Tu leur en parles (You talk to them about it)
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UNIT 07 Parts of Speech
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Relative Pronouns Où & Dont

'Où' refers to place or time ('where / when'). 'Dont' replaces 'de + noun' indicating possession, origin, or verbs constructed with 'de'.

Dont is used with verbs like parler de, avoir besoin de, avoir envie de, se souvenir de. 'Le livre dont je parle' (The book I am talking about).

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Usage:
- Où: Le jour où je suis né (The day when I was born); La ville où j'habite (The city where I live)
- Dont: L'ami dont je t'ai parlé (The friend about whom I spoke to you); Ce dont j'ai besoin (What I need)
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UNIT 10 Practice & Review
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B1 Mastery Review & Diagnostic Drill

Test your mastery across all B1 core grammar competencies: past tenses, pronouns, conditional clauses, and connectors.

This diagnostic tests the exact question types encountered in TEF and TCF Compréhension Écrite grammar sections.

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Review checklist:
✓ Imparfait vs Passé composé distinction
✓ Y and EN pronoun accuracy
✓ Si + Imparfait -> Conditionnel rule
✓ Grâce à vs À cause de distinction
✓ Subjonctif présent irregular stems
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Chapter 4 · Syntax Architecture

📐 Sentence Architecture & Connectors

Complex negation patterns, question forms, hypothesis si-clauses, and logical connectors.

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UNIT 08 Sentence Structure
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Hypotheses with SI

🇬🇧 Conditionals Type 1 & Type 2 ⏱️ 4 min read

Type 1: Real possibilities (Si + Présent -> Futur). Type 2: Imagined / hypothetical situations (Si + Imparfait -> Conditionnel Présent).

Never use 'futur' or 'conditionnel' directly after 'si'! Memory rhyme: 'Les SI n'aiment pas les RAIS'.

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Formulas:
- Type 1 (Possible): Si + Présent, [Futur Simple / Impératif]
  Ex: Si tu étudies bien, tu réussiras ton examen.
- Type 2 (Hypothetical): Si + Imparfait, [Conditionnel Présent]
  Ex: Si j'avais assez d'argent, j'achèterais un appartement à Ottawa.
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UNIT 09 Sentence Structure
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Logical Connectors of Cause & Consequence

Connectors link arguments logically. Cause: parce que, car, puisque, grâce à (+), à cause de (-). Consequence: donc, par conséquent, ainsi.

Essential for scoring high in TEF Expression Écrite and Orale. 'Grâce à' indicates positive cause ('Grâce à mes cours'); 'À cause de' indicates negative obstacle ('À cause de la pluie').

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Key Connectors:
- Cause: Comme (at start of sentence), Puisque (obvious reason), Étant donné que
- Consequence: C'est pourquoi (that's why), Alors, Donc, Par conséquent
- Nuance: 'Grâce à' + positive noun vs 'À cause de' + negative noun
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