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Commonly Made French Mistakes À+ a city/town • When refering to a city/ town, always use “à”. • Example: “J’ai visité à Pottstown.” Beaucoup de • “Beaucoup de” is an expression of quantity. • Expressions of quantity ALWAYS take “de”. • Example: “Il y a beaucoup de voiture dans la parking.” • *Note: DO NOT attempt to make “de” agree with anything in the sentence. It is not meant to. Peut être • The phrase “peut etre” (maybe) does not take a hyphen. Just a space. Direct Object Agreement • If a direct object comes before the subject, the verb must ALWAYS agree with the direct object. NOT the subject. Quand + future verb • If you see quand and a verb that is in the future, the rest of the sentence will be in the future tense. Soudain • Definition: Suddenly • Indicates interuption. Soudain is a red flag for the passé composé. S’amuser vs. S’aumser bien • S’amuser means to have fun. • S’amuser bien means to have a good time. To be well/unwell • If you were to describe your state of being with “bien” or “mal”, do NOT use être. Use aller. • One would say, “Je vais bien/mal,” not, “Je suis bien/mal.” Referring to a Month/Day • When referring to being in a particular month use “en”, not “dans”. • Example: en novembre • When referring to being in or on a particular day, do NOT use “sur”. Just say le …(insert date here). • Example: “J’ai visité à Pottstown le quatre août.” À Feminine Masculine Singular À la/ À l’ Au Plural Aux Aux De Feminine Masculine Singular De la/De l’ Du Des Des Plural Possessive Adjectives • Possessive adjectives agree with the gender of THE WORD, not your own gender. • Example: mon oncle, ma voiture, mon auto, ma maison. Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs take Être in the passé composé. Possessive • The French language does not take apostrophes. Use “de” and and its conjugations. • Example: Le chat du mon cousin…La voiture du mon ami… Articles • Don’t forget that every noun takes an article. • Le, la, les, un, une, des Visiter vs. Rendre Visiter • The verb “visiter” means to visit something or to tour something. • “Rendre visiter” means to pay someone a visit.