Grammar catalog
French grammar topics by CEFR level
Use these topics to target TEF Canada, TCF Canada, writing, speaking, comprehension, and NCLC 7 readiness gaps.
A1 Beginner
Learners can understand and produce simple phrases about immediate needs when support is available.
Adjective placement and agreement
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Adjective placement and agreement.
Basic connectors: et, mais, parce que, aussi
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Basic connectors: et, mais, parce que, aussi.
Basic negation: ne...pas
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Basic negation: ne...pas.
Basic questions: est-ce que, inversion, intonation
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Basic questions: est-ce que, inversion, intonation.
C'est, ce sont, and il est
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: C'est, ce sont, and il est.
Common irregular verbs: aller, faire, venir, prendre, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Common irregular verbs: aller, faire, venir, prendre, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir.
Definite articles: le, la, les, l'
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Definite articles: le, la, les, l'.
Demonstrative adjectives: ce, cet, cette, ces
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Demonstrative adjectives: ce, cet, cette, ces.
Elision and contractions
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Elision and contractions.
Gender and number agreement
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Gender and number agreement.
Indefinite articles: un, une, des
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Indefinite articles: un, une, des.
Numbers, dates, time
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Numbers, dates, time.
Plural of nouns
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Plural of nouns.
Possessive adjectives: mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Possessive adjectives: mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes.
Prepositions of place
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Prepositions of place.
Present tense of regular -ER, -IR, -RE verbs
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Present tense of regular -ER, -IR, -RE verbs.
Question words: quand, comment, pourquoi, où, combien
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Question words: quand, comment, pourquoi, où, combien.
Simple sentence structure
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Simple sentence structure.
Subject pronouns
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Subject pronouns.
Être and avoir
High-priority A1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Être and avoir.
A2 Elementary
Learners can exchange simple information and describe past, present, and near-future experiences.
Adverbs and adverb placement
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Adverbs and adverb placement.
Basic relative pronouns: qui, que, où
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Basic relative pronouns: qui, que, où.
Bon vs bien
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Bon vs bien.
Comparatives
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Comparatives.
Demonstrative pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Demonstrative pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles.
Depuis, pendant, il y a
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Depuis, pendant, il y a.
Direct object pronouns: le, la, les
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Direct object pronouns: le, la, les.
Emphatic pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Emphatic pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux.
Encore vs toujours
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Encore vs toujours.
Futur proche: aller + infinitive
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Futur proche: aller + infinitive.
Imperative
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Imperative.
Imperative with pronouns
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Imperative with pronouns.
Impersonal expressions: il faut, il y a, il est
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Impersonal expressions: il faut, il y a, il est.
Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Indefinite adjectives and pronouns.
Indirect object pronouns: lui, leur
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Indirect object pronouns: lui, leur.
Infinitive verb patterns
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Infinitive verb patterns.
Jouer à/de and faire de
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Jouer à/de and faire de.
Modal verbs: pouvoir, vouloir, devoir
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Modal verbs: pouvoir, vouloir, devoir.
Partitive articles: du, de la, de l', des
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Partitive articles: du, de la, de l', des.
Passé composé with avoir
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passé composé with avoir.
Passé composé with être
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passé composé with être.
Possessive pronouns: le mien, la tienne, les leurs
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Possessive pronouns: le mien, la tienne, les leurs.
Pour and par
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Pour and par.
Prepositions of time
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Prepositions of time.
Prepositions à, de, and en
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Prepositions à, de, and en.
Pronouns y and en
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Pronouns y and en.
Quantity expressions
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Quantity expressions.
Recent past: venir de + infinitive
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Recent past: venir de + infinitive.
Reflexive verbs
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Reflexive verbs.
Same verb, different prepositions
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Same verb, different prepositions.
Superlatives
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Superlatives.
When not to use an article
High-priority A2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: When not to use an article.
B1 Intermediate
Learners can produce connected text and explain views on familiar subjects.
Cause and consequence connectors
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Cause and consequence connectors.
Ce qui, ce que, and ce dont
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Ce qui, ce que, and ce dont.
Conditional present
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Conditional present.
Conjunctions for longer sentences
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Conjunctions for longer sentences.
Double object pronouns
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Double object pronouns.
Expressing opinions
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Expressing opinions.
Futur simple
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Futur simple.
Gerund: en + participe présent
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Gerund: en + participe présent.
Giving advice
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Giving advice.
Hypothesis with si + imparfait + conditionnel
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Hypothesis with si + imparfait + conditionnel.
Hypothesis with si + présent + futur
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Hypothesis with si + présent + futur.
Imparfait
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Imparfait.
Infinitive constructions after verbs and prepositions
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Infinitive constructions after verbs and prepositions.
Narrating past events
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Narrating past events.
Opposition connectors
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Opposition connectors.
Passive voice
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passive voice.
Passé composé agreement with avoir
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passé composé agreement with avoir.
Passé composé of reflexive verbs
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passé composé of reflexive verbs.
Passé composé vs imparfait
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Passé composé vs imparfait.
Plus-que-parfait introduction
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Plus-que-parfait introduction.
Present participle
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Present participle.
Question pronouns: qui, que, quoi, quel, lequel
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Question pronouns: qui, que, quoi, quel, lequel.
Relative pronouns: qui, que, où, dont
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Relative pronouns: qui, que, où, dont.
Reported speech
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Reported speech.
Structuring a paragraph
High-priority B1 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Structuring a paragraph.
B2 Upper Intermediate
Learners can produce detailed, well-structured language and support opinions with appropriate nuance.
Advanced connectors
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Advanced connectors.
Advanced participle and gerund control
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Advanced participle and gerund control.
Advanced relative pronouns: lequel, auquel, duquel
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Advanced relative pronouns: lequel, auquel, duquel.
Agreement of past participles
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Agreement of past participles.
Cause: puisque, étant donné que, grâce à, à cause de
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Cause: puisque, étant donné que, grâce à, à cause de.
Complex pronoun order
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Complex pronoun order.
Concession: bien que, quoique, même si, malgré
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Concession: bien que, quoique, même si, malgré.
Conditionnel passé
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Conditionnel passé.
Consequence: donc, ainsi, par conséquent, c'est pourquoi
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Consequence: donc, ainsi, par conséquent, c'est pourquoi.
Doubt and possibility: il est possible que, il semble que
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Doubt and possibility: il est possible que, il semble que.
Formal register
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Formal register.
Futur antérieur
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Futur antérieur.
Necessity: il faut que, il est nécessaire que
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Necessity: il faut que, il est nécessaire que.
Nominalisation
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Nominalisation.
Nuanced sentence structure
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Nuanced sentence structure.
Opinion and argumentation structures
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Opinion and argumentation structures.
Plus-que-parfait
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Plus-que-parfait.
Purpose: pour que, afin que
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Purpose: pour que, afin que.
Si + plus-que-parfait + conditionnel passé
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Si + plus-que-parfait + conditionnel passé.
Subjonctif passé
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Subjonctif passé.
Subjonctif présent
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Subjonctif présent.
Subjonctif vs indicatif
High-priority B2 grammar concept for TEF/TCF preparation: Subjonctif vs indicatif.