using an increasing range of adjectives, including bizarre, magnifique, formidable, and additional gender forms and agreements such as blanc/blanche, gros/grosse, le chat blanc, la souris blanche

using some adverbs to elaborate on simple statements, for example, elle mange lentement, je chante doucement, il parle très vite

using prepositions such as à gauche, à droite, à côté de to indicate direction or location

strengthening vocabulary knowledge by making connections with known words such as le marché, le supermarché, le marchand

recognising and beginning to use common verb conjugations such as regular ‘-er’ verbs

using modelled common irregular verbs such as être, avoir, aller, faire: Je suis intelligent(e); Tu as quel âge? Comment allez-vous? Je fais le petit déjeuner. Il va à la plage.

recognising modelled ‘-ir’ verb phrases such as Jai fini! Je nai pas fini! Avez-vous fini?

developing an awareness of verb tenses, and some direct object pronouns such as Je laime with reflexive verbs, with modelled support such as Je me lève. Je me brosse les dents.

expressing negation in simple sentence structures and colloquial expressions such as Je ne sais pas; Elle ne mange pas; Tu ne viens pas? Pas du tout!

recognising the difference between definite and indefinite articles, and how to refer to a specific or unspecific person, place or object such as Tu manges la pomme, j’achète un livre, une vache énorme, le climat français

observing the relationship between subject pronouns and verb endings using je/tu/il/elle with present tense of verbs associated with familiar actions and environments, for example, understanding the relationship in il chante bien, je suis fatigué, tu aimes le yaourt, elle est en classe.