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1. Definite articles : le, la, l?, les

Read the following sentences
Le professeur de Tara s?appelle M.Bachelier.	Le is used when referring to a noun in the masculine form.
Samedi, c?est la fête d?Olivier.	La is used when referring to a noun in the feminine form.
Les étudiants de l?université sont intelligents.	Les is used when referring to masculine or feminine nouns in the plural form.
L?appartement de Christian est spacieux. L?étudiante parle à son professeur.	L? is used for masculine or feminine singular forms which begin with a vowel.

2. The difference between indefinite and definite articles:

C'est un livre / C'est le livre de Béatrice

C'est Zinedine Zidane, un footballeur célèbre / C?est le footballeur préféré des Français.

Un/ une/des are indefinite articles. They refer to a person or a thing in a general sense. Le/la/l?/les are definite articles. They refer to a particular person or thing thereby they have a specific sense.

3. Habiter + cities and countries:

J?habite à New York.	A Paris,à Chennai, à Tokyo	à is used for cities, towns, villages
David Beckham habite en Espagne. Tara habite en Inde.Abdul habite en Iran. Aziz habite en Afghanistan.	En Suisse, en France, en Angleterre En Iran, en Afghanistan	en is used for : i. feminine countries (which end most of the time in e) ii.masculine countries whose names begin with a vowel
Fabien habite au Canada. / Ronaldo habite au Brésil.	Au Canada,au Japon,au Brésil	au is used for masculine countries whose names begin with a consonant
André Agassi habite aux Etats-Unis.	Aux Philippines, aux Antilles	aux is used for countries that are plural

4. The various forms of ?Quel?

Masculine singular:Tu as quel âge? Masculine plural: Tu regardes quels films?	Feminine singular: Vous êtes de quelle nationalité? Feminine plural: Quelles actrices préfères-tu?
In these examples, you will note that ?quel? has different forms depending on the number and the gender of the noun following it.

5. The verb ?Avoir? (to have)

The verb AVOIR is an irregular verb. So its conjugation is unique.
J?ai un ami. Tu as une carte d?identité? *Olivier a 22 ans. / Tara a 21 ans.	Nous avons un professeur sympa. Vous avez votre passeport? Olivier et Aurélie ont une Peugeot. / Aurélie et Alice ont des CD de Céline Dion.
*Note that in the sentences ?Olivier a 22 ans? and ?Tara a 21 ans?, avoir is used in French to express the age of a person / thing whereas in English you would use the verb ?to be?, i.e., Olivier is 22 years old.

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