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C2 Level C2 · TCF Canada Grammar & Vocabulary: A1 to C2

C2 · The fine points of French

The details that distinguish an expert user: the expletive ne, difficult agreements, literary tenses and precise vocabulary.

15 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Recognise the expletive ne and literary tenses
  • Apply difficult past participle agreements
  • Avoid common errors of near-native speakers
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Expletive ne after avant que, à moins que, de peur que, craindre que, and comparisons: no negative meaning.
  • 2Avoir: agreement with a direct object placed before. Fait + infinitive: no agreement.
  • 3Reflexive verbs with an indirect pronoun (se succéder, se parler, se téléphoner): no agreement.
  • 4Paronyms: éminent / imminent, conjecture / conjoncture, prolongation / prolongement.

Key vocabulary

l’aube (f.)dawn
sur mesuremade to measure
la conjonctureeconomic climate
imminentimminent