Verb drillA2
French noun plurals: practise the whole phrase
Turn singular French phrases into plurals, from tables and sofas to journals and eyes. Check articles, noun endings, adjectives and verbs together.
357 pages
Grammar & usage
Build sentences that make sense: articles, negation, pronouns, word order and agreement.
Cheat sheetC1
Pour peu que: when a little is enough in French
Use pour peu que with the subjunctive to say that a small condition is enough. Compare three condition patterns, then test the meaning and forms.
ArticleB2
Il n’en demeure pas moins que: “the fact remains that”
Use il n’en demeure pas moins que to keep a point after a concession. Compare everyday and formal versions, check the indicative and try four questions.
DialogueB1
En revanche: compare two bags in a French dialogue
Practise en revanche while choosing a bag: size, weight and comfort. Read both sides of the comparison, hide your lines and try a three-question check.
Common mistakesA1
J'ai fini or je suis fini? The English "I'm finished" trap
"I'm finished" is j'ai fini in French. Je suis fini means you are done for, ruined. See why, with examples and a short correction exercise.
Practical guideC1
French nominalisation: rewrite the sentence and keep the facts
Turn French actions into nouns while preserving the actor, time, possibility and negative meaning. Work through a proposal, then test three rewrites.
PhrasebookB1
Que faire ? French infinitive questions for finding a way forward
Ask Que faire ?, Par où commencer ? and Comment répondre ? in four practical exchanges, with translations and a short check on infinitive word order.
Sentence builderA1
Build French questions with quel and quelle
Quelle heure est-il? Quel est ton numéro? Tap the tiles to build questions with quel, quelle, quels and quelles, and make them agree.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: de after a negative
Je n'ai pas des frères, il ne boit pas du café: tap the article that should become de after a negative in eight sentences, and learn the one exception with être.
Sorting gameB1
Commencer à or finir de? Sort verbs by their preposition
Before an infinitive, some French verbs take à, some take de and some nothing. Sort sixteen common verbs into the right box, then use them in sentences.
Picture sceneA2
Beaucoup de, assez de, un kilo de: French quantities at the market
Explore a French market and order amounts with de and d’. Compare a little with little, practise measures, and recognise quantities from a known set.
Word scaleA1
How much? French quantity words from un peu to énormément
Pas du tout, un peu, assez, beaucoup, trop, énormément: a scale of French quantity words, with de after quantities and how to use them with verbs and nouns.
Odd one outA2
Odd one out: French noun genders
Problème, système, thème… crème? Find the noun whose gender breaks the pattern in eight rows, and learn the endings that usually predict le or la.
Matching gameA1
French question words: match each question to its answer
Où, quand, qui, pourquoi, combien, comment: match ten French questions to the answers that fit, and learn what each question word asks for.
Myth or factB1
Myth or fact: French grammar rules learners believe
Is the subjunctive only for books? Do adjectives always go after the noun? Is on just 'one'? Judge eight grammar beliefs and see what natives really do.
Vocabulary listA1
En train, à vélo: French transport phrases with pictures
Learn eight French transport phrases with pictures and examples. Choose en or à, then distinguish travelling by bus from being inside the bus.
Exam practiceB2
Write a French concession and response: a short practice task
Answer an objection fairly in French with a focused writing task, supplied facts, a model paragraph and a checklist for certes…mais and bien que.
QuizA2
French articles quiz: le, la, un, du or de? (15 questions)
Fifteen A2 questions on French articles — le, la, un, du, de after a negative — with an explanation for every answer.
Verb drillB1
Donne-le-moi: practise French commands with pronouns
Switch between donne-le-moi and ne me le donne pas. Practise hyphens, moi/toi, lui/leur and the special forms in vas-y and donne-m’en.
Cheat sheetB1
French subjunctive triggers: a cheat sheet with indicative contrasts
Eight rules for French subjunctive triggers, including il faut que, feelings, doubt, espérer, negative penser and same-subject infinitives.
ArticleA2
Qu’est-ce qui or qu’est-ce que? Ask about the missing role
Use one box and one door to see the difference between qu’est-ce qui and qu’est-ce que. Compare subject and object questions, then answer four checks.
Gap-fillA2
Ne…plus: a gap-fill story about habits that have changed
Complete a short French text about changing digital and shopping habits. Practise no longer, no more left, plus de and object-pronoun order.
QuizB2
D’autant plus que: 10 questions on “especially since”
Practise d’autant plus…que and d’autant plus que through ten questions on added reasons, adjective placement, elision, tense and d’autant moins.
ReadingB2
Étant donné que: read the reasons behind a French plan
Read a team’s training plan and match each decision to its reason. Compare étant donné que + clause with étant donné + noun phrase, with four questions.
DialogueB1
N’importe qui and n’importe quoi: anyone, anything or nonsense?
Practise n’importe qui and n’importe quoi in a conversation: open choices, asking anyone, saying that’s nonsense and refusing just anything.
Common mistakesA2
Quelques, plusieurs, certains: five French quantity mistakes to fix
Compare a few, several and some members of a group. Fix de after quelques, feminine certaines and the pronoun quelques-unes, then check your choices.
Practical guideA1
How to check a French noun’s gender when the article hides it
Find masculine and feminine clues in French sentences, see what l’ and les hide, and check why mon amie is feminine with pictures and a quiz.
PhrasebookB1
Rewrite French concession phrases: malgré → bien que
Turn malgré + noun into bien que + subjunctive with paired phrases, short conversations and practice that keeps the same person, obstacle and time.
Sentence builderB1
Build French verbs with à or de before an infinitive
J'apprends à nager, j'ai oublié de fermer, je veux partir: tap the tiles and learn which verbs need à, de, or nothing before an infinitive.
Spot the mistakeA1
Spot the mistake: à le, de le and missing elisions
À le cinéma, de les billets, je aime: tap the forms French never allows in eight sentences, and fix them with au, du, des and the apostrophe.
Sorting gameA1
Le or la? Sort French nouns by their endings
A sorting game for French noun gender: drop each noun into le or la using its ending (-age, -tion, -ment, -ette, -eau). Learn the patterns that work 80% of the time.
Picture sceneA2
Par in French: explore a route, then spot an agent or rate
Explore a French town to practise par for a route. Compare an agent, a communication channel and a per-unit rate, then answer five quick questions.
Word scaleA1
How often? French frequency words from jamais to toujours
Jamais, rarement, de temps en temps, souvent, toujours: a visual scale of French frequency adverbs, where they go in a sentence and how to use them.
