Module 4 of the free French course (CEFR A2, completed), lesson 25 of 30: The unit's exit story, all tenses aboard: L'été dernier, nous sommes allés en France en avion. On this page: 6 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 25.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| l'été dernier | last summer | lay-tay dehr-NYAY |
| nous sommes allés en France | we went to France | noo sum zah-lay ah(n) FRAH(n)S |
| magnifique | magnificent | mah-nyee-FEEK |
| nous avons visité Paris | we visited Paris | noo zah-voh(n) vee-zee-tay pah-REE |
| l'année prochaine | next year | lah-nay proh-SHEHN |
| la tour Eiffel | the Eiffel Tower | lah toor ay-FEL |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
The unit's exit story, all tenses aboard: L'été dernier, nous sommes allés en France en avion. C'était magnifique! Il faisait chaud. Nous avons visité Paris. L'année prochaine, nous allons visiter Nice.
Last trip (two pasts), next trip (futur proche) — your own version, six sentences.
dernier and prochain agree with their noun: l'été dernier but l'année dernière; le week-end prochain but l'année prochaine.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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