Checkpoint: être, avoir, and the article system are the foundations everything else stands on. Verify them here before moving up.
Grammar focus: The verb être (to be) in the present tense · The verb avoir (to have) and its everyday expressions · Gender and articles: le, la, l', les / un, une, des. Work through the explanations and tables below, study the real examples, then lock the structures in with the interactive drills, the writing task, and the speaking task.