Key learning points

1. When the next word begins with a vowel, -s and -t are pronounced, rather than being silent final consonants.
2. Add a 't' in an inversion question when the verb ends in a vowel and the pronoun begins in a vowel: A-t-il une voiture?
3. To say what doesn't happen, we use ne...pas around the verb. To say what never happens, use ne...jamais.
4. Use jouer à to talk about playing sports and jouer de to talk about playing instruments.
5. À combines with le/les to form au/aux and de combines with le/les to form du/des.

Keywords

• Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows

• Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

• Ne...pas - negative structure, meaning ‘not’

• Ne...jamais - negative structure, meaning ‘never’

• Jouer à/de - verb meaning 'to play'

Common misconception