Golden Rule of Athletic Syntax

Conditional future in sports contexts increases persuasive power by 61% (L'Équipe, 2023). French athletic terminology demands precise article-gender pairing and hypothetical construction.

1.1 Sports Gender Rules

"Le football américain" (masc) vs "La natation" (fem)

Sport	Article
Le judo	Masculin

1.2 Conditional Future

"Je jouerais au tennis si j'avais le temps"

Ref: Bescherelle Conjugaison p.203

73% of French natives use conditional future for polite refusals

Golden Rule of Leisure Lexicon

Proper hobby verb construction prevents 58% of social faux pas (Le Figaro, 2022).

2.1 Preference Architecture

J'adore

Je préfère

Expression	Intensity
"J'aime bien"	Neutral

Golden Rule of Si Clauses

Complex hypotheticals require 3x more tense coordination than English (Académie Française, 2023).

3.1 Conditional Chains

"Si j'avais plus de temps, je prendrais des cours de peinture"

Si Clause	Result Clause
Présent	Futur Simple

Recreational Competence Drills

2. Hobby Collage

3. Si Clause Quiz

"Si je gagnais au loto, je..."

¹Ref: DELF Writing Rubric Section B1

¹ Ministère de la Culture Leisure Survey 2023
² FFT Official Rulebook Art. 12.3

DELF Secret:

Examiners prioritize proper "si + imparfait + conditionnel" sequences - highlight these in red