Grammar
French B2
Handle nuance, formal connection, and more flexible viewpoint in richer French.
On this level
- Advanced mood and distance
Move from simple recognition into more controlled stance and hypothesis.
- Voice and reporting
Express information more indirectly, formally, or at a distance.
- Formal discourse
Structure longer French arguments and explanations more cleanly.
Advanced mood and distance
Move from simple recognition into more controlled stance and hypothesis.
Subjunctive with emotion, judgment, and uncertainty
French uses the subjunctive after many expressions of emotion, evaluation, and uncertain interpretation.
Hypothetical si clauses
Use si plus the imperfect with the conditional to describe unreal or imagined situations.
Voice and reporting
Express information more indirectly, formally, or at a distance.
Passive voice
The passive helps French foreground the action or result rather than the person who performs it.
Reported speech
When French reports what someone said, it often adjusts pronouns, time expressions, and point of view to match the new frame.
Formal discourse
Structure longer French arguments and explanations more cleanly.
Concession with bien que and même si
French distinguishes between concessive structures that often take the subjunctive and those that present a clearer factual contrast.
Formal connectors
Connectors like cependant, pourtant, en revanche, and par conséquent help organize longer French explanation and argumentation.