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Se grouiller or se dépêcher: hurry-up forms to practise Verb drill · B1
Se lever or se réveiller? Practise a French morning routine Gap-fill · A1
Se passer de and s'en passer: how to say "do without" in French Article · B1
Se pointer or arriver: read an on-time arrival in French Reading · B1
Se prendre la tête: overthinking, arguing and getting on your nerves Phrasebook · B1
Se promener conjugation: je me promène, promenons and past forms Conjugation table · A2
Se rappeler or se souvenir: practise the two memory patterns Verb drill · B1
Se sentir conjugation: je me sens, je me suis senti and more Conjugation table · A2
Se souvenir conjugation: je me souviens and je me suis souvenu Conjugation table · A2
Selon, d’après, aux dires de, de source sûre: French source markers Cheat sheet · B2
Sembler or paraître: seems clear, looks tired, comes out on Friday Article · B1
Sending condolences in French by message Text conversation · B1
Sens or signification? A French meaning cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Sentir, ressentir or se sentir: smell something, feel something, feel tired Phrasebook · B1
Septante, huitante and nonante: French regional number words Cheat sheet · B1
Serviette or torchon? Find the towel, napkin and tea towel Picture scene · A2
Servir conjugation: sers, servons and servi Conjugation table · A2
Set a French meeting topic aside: practise the return Gap-fill · B2
Set personal boundaries in French: private topics and a clear no Phrasebook · B1
Shadow short French phrases: a café and daily-routine phrasebook Phrasebook · B1
Short answers in French: Demain, sans sucre and pas encore Phrasebook · A2
Shorten a French email: keep the details that help the reader Exam practice · A2
Shorter French sentences: keep the actor clear Practical guide · B2
Si + imparfait, conditional: a French hypothesis drill Verb drill · B1
Si + present, future: French conditions on one sheet Cheat sheet · A2
Si bien que in French: a result-clause cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Si j’avais su: fill in a different past in French Gap-fill · B1
Si tant est que: "assuming that", with doubt Article · C1
Si…que or tellement…que? A French result-clause quiz Quiz · B1
Silencieux or calme? A quiet flat and a calm conversation Dialogue · A2
Silent -ent in French verbs: parlent, aiment and prennent Cheat sheet · A1
Silent or pronounced final consonant? Sort French words (CaReFuL) Sorting game · A2
Simple or facile? Eight questions on straightforward and easy Quiz · A2
Sinon in French: otherwise, or a useful plan B Phrasebook · B1
Soi-disant or prétendu? Distancing yourself from a label Article · C1
Sol or terre: picture vocabulary for floors, soil, land and Earth Vocabulary list · A2
Solliciter or demander: four request mistakes to avoid Common mistakes · B2
Sombre or foncé? Dark rooms, dark clothes and colour agreement Cheat sheet · A2
Some, all, not all and only: French reading scope cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B2
Sortir conjugation: sors, sortons, sorti and the two auxiliaries Conjugation table · A1
Sortir, monter, passer: five auxiliary mistakes to fix Common mistakes · B1
Soutenir or supporter: backing someone or putting up with them? Article · B1
Soutenir, supporter, autoriser, permettre: four useful French patterns Article · B1
Souvenir or mémoire? A French reading about a box of keepsakes Reading · B1
Spell an email address in French: point, arobase and tiret Cheat sheet · A2
Spoken French without ne: understand it, then restore it Verb drill · A2
Spoken or written French? Sort everyday words by register Sorting game · B1
Spot the mistake: à le, de le and missing elisions Spot the mistake · A1
Spot the mistake: à, en or au with cities and countries Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: accents that change the meaning Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: adjective agreement in a short review Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: avoir or être in everyday expressions Spot the mistake · A1
Spot the mistake: avoir or être in the passé composé Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: de after a negative Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: depuis, pendant or il y a? Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: du, de la, des or le, la, les? Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: en, à or dans with transport Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: false friends in a French CV and cover letter Spot the mistake · B1
Spot the mistake: imparfait or passé composé? Spot the mistake · B1
Spot the mistake: indicative where the subjunctive belongs Spot the mistake · B1
Spot the mistake: register slips in a formal French email Spot the mistake · B1
Spot the mistake: son, sa, ses and leur Spot the mistake · A2
Spot the mistake: word order in French negatives Spot the mistake · A2
Stage or cours? French words for placements, workshops and classes Article · A2
Start a phone call in French: greetings, transfers and repair phrases Phrasebook · A2
Study a French dialogue transcript: follow, cover and adapt Verb drill · A2
Subjunctive or indicative? Sort expressions before que Sorting game · B1
Sugar, salt, sweet or savoury? French phrases at the table Phrasebook · A1
Suivre conjugation: suis, suivons and suivi in seven tenses and moods Conjugation table · B1
Sujet or thème: the topic of a discussion and the theme of a story Article · B1
Summarise a French message: keep the proposal and the time Exam practice · A2
Support, soutien or assistance? Translating "support" in French Common mistakes · B1
Supportive French messages: offer help and leave room to reply Cheat sheet · B1
Supprimer or effacer: practise deleting items and erasing content Verb drill · B1
Sympathique does not mean sympathetic: choose friendly or compassionate Common mistakes · B1

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Tâche, projet or tache? Plan a French podcast and fill the gaps Gap-fill · A2
Takeaway or leftovers in French: two ways to use emporter Phrasebook · A2
Taking a taxi in French: confirm the address and ask the fare Phrasebook · A2
Taking the bus in French: check the destination and your stop Dialogue · A1
Talking about a hobby in French: answer what, when, where and why Dialogue · A1
Tandis que and alors que: while or whereas? Article · B1
Tant pis or tant mieux: fill the gaps in a change of plans Gap-fill · B1
TCF writing task 1 practice: arrangements before house-sitting Exam practice · A2
TCF writing task 1 practice: ask for photos for a farewell album Exam practice · A2
TCF writing task 2: describe a DIY mistake and its lesson Exam practice · B1
TCF writing task 3: compare arguments for a four-day week Exam practice · B2
TCF writing task 3: compare views on a workplace canteen Exam practice · B1
Telling the time in French: from the clock to everyday speech Verb drill · A1
Telling your child's teacher they're ill, in French Text conversation · A2
Telling your host family about food allergies, in French Text conversation · A2
Temps or climat: French weather words at two different scales Cheat sheet · A2
Temps or fois? Nine French questions about how long and how often Quiz · A2
Tenir au courant: keep someone posted, with a short French drill Verb drill · B1
Tenir conjugation: tiens, tenons, tenu and tiendrai Conjugation table · B1
Texte or discours: prepare a French speech with a partner Dialogue · B1
Texting a babysitter: instructions for the evening, in French Text conversation · A2
Texting a café about something you left behind, in French Text conversation · A2
Texting a French landlord about a broken boiler Text conversation · A2
Texting a plumber about a leak, in French Text conversation · A2
Texting in French: a friend cancels dinner at the last minute Text conversation · A2
Texting your flatmate about chores, in French Text conversation · A2
Texting your manager that you're running late, in French Text conversation · B1
“That is not my position”: correct a French discussion summary Cheat sheet · C1
The birth of cinema: from the Lumière brothers to the Nouvelle Vague Timeline · B1
The Channel Tunnel: from Napoleon's era to Eurostar Timeline · A2
The found letter: a French reading with literary past tenses Reading · B2
The French narrative imparfait: nine changes of viewpoint Verb drill · C1
The French present tense: forms, uses and examples Practical guide · A1
The French Revolution in ten dates (1789–1799) Timeline · B1
The French school year: from la rentrée to the grandes vacances Timeline · A2
The French subjunctive: forms, uses and examples Practical guide · B1
The imparfait in French: forms, uses and examples Practical guide · A2
The Paris métro, from 1900 to today Timeline · A2
The passé composé in French: forms, uses and examples Practical guide · A2
The passé composé, without the guesswork Article · A2
The story of the Eiffel Tower in eight dates Timeline · A2
The Tour de France: a history in eight moments Timeline · B1
The wrong dish in French: explain the mix-up and keep your order Verb drill · A2
Tirez or poussez? French instructions for doors, drawers and trolleys Phrasebook · A1
Tissu or étoffe: French fabric words for choosing cloth Vocabulary list · B1
Titre or intitulé? A book title, a heading and an exact label Article · B1
Toucher or tâter? Contact, texture and feeling for something Article · B1
Toujours est-il que: the fact remains that Reading · C1
Tout à fait or absolument: a French agreement cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Tout en in French: while doing or although? Article · B1
Tout intelligent qu’il est: French concessive clauses quiz Quiz · B2
Tout, tous, toute, toutes: a French agreement cheat sheet Cheat sheet · A2
Track time in a French literary passage: events, background and flashback Graded story · C1
Travail or emploi? Fill the gaps in a French job search Gap-fill · A2
Travailler conjugation: every tense, plus talking about work Conjugation table · A1
Travailler or fonctionner? Explain what is working at a hotel Dialogue · A2
Très, beaucoup or trop: a French quantity cheat sheet Cheat sheet · A1
Très, trop, vraiment, vachement: a French intensifier cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Tri or recyclage? Sorting objects and recycling materials Article · A2
Triste, déçu or malheureux: say how you feel in French Phrasebook · B1
Trouver conjugation: find, think and je trouve que Conjugation table · A1
Trying a sports class in French: a conversation at reception Dialogue · A2
Tu as acheté quoi ? Ask and clarify in everyday French Dialogue · B1
Tu devrais: French advice you can give and answer Phrasebook · A2
Tu m’étonnes !: why it often means “no wonder” Dialogue · B1
Tu or vous: a practical French address cheat sheet Cheat sheet · A2
Tu or vous? Sort twelve everyday situations Sorting game · A1
Tu parles !: an eight-question quiz on agreement and “yeah right” Quiz · B1
Turn a French report into a clear public notice Practical guide · C2

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Ultérieur or plus tard: later dates, actions and formal French Article · B2
Un autre, l’autre, d’autres: five French choices to get right Common mistakes · B1
Un coin means a corner: avoid the English "coin" trap Common mistakes · A2
Un enfant adorable: where French liaison stops Common mistakes · B1
Un entretien inattendu: a B1 French story with translation Graded story · B1
Un, une, des: describe a new flat in French Gap-fill · A1
Une affaire is not always an affair: business, bargains and things Common mistakes · B1
Une apologie is not an apology: praise, defence and excuses Common mistakes · C1
Une balance is not your balance: scales, equilibrium and accounts Common mistakes · A2
Une caution is not caution: deposits, guarantors and care Common mistakes · B1
Une expertise in French: expert knowledge or an assessment? Common mistakes · B2
Une fois que: once one step is complete Gap-fill · B1
Une issue is not an issue: exits, outcomes and problems Common mistakes · B1
Une porte fermée: French past participles as adjectives Article · B1
Use a French writing model, then make the message your own Gap-fill · A1
Use French writing feedback: turn each comment into a revision Verb drill · B1
Use slower French audio: catch one detail, then return to normal speed Practical guide · A2
Using an analogy in a French argument: link, limit, conclusion Article · C2
Utile or nécessaire? Eight French questions about what you need Quiz · B1
Utile, précis, efficace: French evaluation adjectives compared Cheat sheet · B1

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Vacances or congé? Ask for time off and talk about holidays Phrasebook · A2
Vachement or très: say “really” in familiar or neutral French Article · B1
Valise, bagage or sac: French luggage vocabulary in pictures Vocabulary list · A2
Valoir conjugation: vaux, vaut, valu and vaudra Conjugation table · B1
Vendre and attendre: a regular French -re present-tense drill Verb drill · A2
Vendre conjugation: vends, vendons, vendu and vendrai Conjugation table · A2
Venir and tenir in the present: conjugation drill Verb drill · A2
Venir conjugation: common French tenses, venir de and related verbs Conjugation table · A2
Venir de + infinitive: a French recent-past gap-fill Gap-fill · A2
Vent or courant d’air? Explore a windy room and garden Picture scene · A2
Verbs of saying in French: chuchoter, crier, avouer and more Matching game · B1
Vérifier or corriger? Practise checking and correcting in French Verb drill · A2
Verre or vitre: a glass, glass material or a windowpane? Article · A2
Vers, pile and presque: approximate times in French Clock · A2
Verser or renverser: pour, spill or knock over? Article · B1
Victor Hugo: a life in nine dates Timeline · B1