LEVEL 04
INTERMÉDIAIRE

French, beyond the facts.
Level 4 opens up the language of possibility. You will work with the future, the present and past conditional, and the three main “if… then…” structures to talk about what will happen, what would happen, and what would have happened under different circumstances.
Who is it for?
Level 4 is for intermediate students who can talk about the past and are ready to move into the future, conditional, and hypotheses.
- You can use the present and the main past tenses: passé composé, imparfait, and plus-que-parfait.
- You can tell a structured story about a past event.
- You can use object pronouns to connect ideas and avoid repetition.
- You want more range for possibilities, imagined situations, advice, and regrets.
- You’re comfortable spending more of class time in French.
Level 4 shifts the focus from describing what is or was to expressing what will, would, or could happen.
What you’ll learn in this level:
Level 4 moves into the future, the conditional, and hypothetical situations, giving you more ways to talk about possibilities, choices, and imagined scenarios.
TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE
- Futur simple formation and the main irregular stems
- Futur proche vs. futur simple
- Plans, predictions, and long-term intentions
- Future forms in common French sentence structures
USE THE CONDITIONAL
- Present conditional formation
- Politeness, advice, wishes, and imagined possibilities
- Past conditional for what would, could, or should have happened
- Regret, hindsight, and alternative outcomes
BUILD HYPOTHESES WITH “SI”
- Si + present with the future for real possibilities
- Si + imparfait with the present conditional for imagined situations
- Si + plus-que-parfait with the past conditional for alternative pasts
- How tense combinations show both timeline and degree of reality
WORK WITH NEWS, CULTURE, AND CINEMA
- Les faits divers and vocabulary around crime and investigations
- Everyday social situations and cultural comparisons
- Going out: theater, exhibitions, nightlife, and more
- French cinema vocabulary
What is the goal at the end of the level?
By the end of Level 4, you’ll be able to move beyond facts and talk about what will happen, what would happen, and what might have happened differently.
You’ll be able to:
- Talk about future plans, predictions, and long-term intentions
- Use the present and past conditional for wishes, advice, politeness, possibility, and regret
- Build the three main “if... then...” structures for future, present, and past hypotheses
- Talk about imagined, unreal, and alternative situations with a clear timeline
- Sustain longer discussions about possibilities, opinions, and what-if scenarios
You’ll have a clear system for separating real possibilities, imagined situations, and hindsight.


Additional written practice reinforcing conditional structures, tense combinations, and clarity in hypothetical timelines between classes.
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DÉBUTANT
True beginners. Build your first French foundations: pronunciation, essential vocabulary, and core sentence structures.
GRAND DÉBUTANT
You can build simple sentences. Now you go deeper: irregular verbs, pronominal verbs, and the logic that makes French actually click.
APPRENTI
You're comfortable in the present tense. Now you tackle the past: multiple tenses, how they work together, and how to use them to tell real stories.
INTERMÉDIAIRE
You're comfortable in the present tense. Now you tackle the past: multiple tenses, how they work together, and how to use them to tell real stories.
CONFIRMÉ
You can express ideas clearly. Now you add subtlety: the subjunctive, complex clauses, and more advanced sentence structures.
SPÉCIALISTE
You know the grammar. Now the focus shifts to using it. Classes are 100% in French and conversation-based, giving you the time and practice to become more natural and spontaneous.
EXPERT
You’re a highly advanced speaker. Now it’s about precision: richer material, faster conversations, finer distinctions, and a more sophisticated command of French.
