Chapter 1
Present-tense foundations
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LessonBuild a present-tense core24 min
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Chapter 2
Present-tense variety
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LessonAdd -ir and -re verb families24 min
Chapter 3
The essential auxiliaries
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LessonMake sentences with être and avoir24 min
Chapter 4
Movement and causation
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LessonUse aller, venir, and faire with precision24 min
Chapter 5
Obligation and changing stems
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LessonSay what must happen24 min
Chapter 6
Reflexive and pronominal verbs
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LessonTrack who is affected by the action24 min
Chapter 7
The completed past
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LessonTell a finished event24 min
Chapter 8
Background in the past
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LessonSet the scene with the imparfait24 min
Chapter 9
Future time
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LessonPlan with the French future24 min
Chapter 10
Earlier past events
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LessonPut one past event before another24 min
Chapter 11
Conditional time
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LessonMake hypothetical meaning precise24 min
Chapter 12
Ability and necessity
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LessonExpress could, should, and would24 min
Chapter 13
Speaker attitude
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LessonUse the subjunctive for stance24 min
Chapter 14
Infinitive structures
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LessonLink actions with the infinitive24 min
Chapter 15
Participles and gerunds
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LessonDescribe action with -ant forms24 min
Chapter 16
The literary past
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LessonRecognize the passé simple24 min
Chapter 17
Voice and focus
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LessonReframe an event with the passive24 min
Chapter 18
Reported language
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LessonReport statements and questions24 min
Chapter 19
Commands and instructions
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LessonGive a command naturally24 min
Chapter 20
Nouns and determiners
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LessonBuild accurate noun phrases24 min
Chapter 21
Pronouns in the sentence
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LessonChoose the right pronoun24 min
Chapter 22
Adjectives and comparison
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LessonMake descriptions agree and compare24 min
Chapter 23
Pointing and possession
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LessonSpecify this, that, and whose24 min
Chapter 24
Relative clauses
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LessonJoin ideas without losing the role24 min
Chapter 25
Adverbs and location
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LessonPlace time and frequency clearly24 min
Chapter 26
Numbers and quantity
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LessonCount, rank, and quantify24 min
Chapter 27
Fine distinctions
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LessonChoose the construction the verb requires24 min