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Grammar & usage
Build sentences that make sense: articles, negation, pronouns, word order and agreement.
Common mistakesB2
À moins que: four mistakes with “unless” and optional ne
Keep the meaning of unless clear, use the subjunctive after à moins que and distinguish formal ne from a real negative with pas.
Practical guideB1
How to choose qui, que, où or dont: rebuild the short sentence
Choose a French relative pronoun by rebuilding the sentence behind it. Compare qui, que, où, dont and preposition + lequel, then try four questions.
PhrasebookA2
Moi, toi, lui: French stressed pronouns in short exchanges
Use moi, toi, lui and the other French stressed pronouns in short answers, after prepositions and for contrast. Practise four exchanges and a quick quiz.
Sentence builderB1
Build French sentences with y and en
J'y vais, j'en veux, il y en a: tap the tiles to place y and en correctly in eight sentences, and learn what each pronoun replaces.
Spot the mistakeA1
Spot the mistake: avoir or être in everyday expressions
J'ai faim, not je suis faim. Tap the wrong word in eight sentences where English speakers use être instead of avoir, then learn the full list.
Sorting gameB1
Adjective + à or de? Sort facile à, content de and more
Facile à comprendre, content de te voir, prêt à partir, fier de toi: sort sixteen French adjectives by the preposition that follows them.
Picture sceneA1
Devant or derrière? Explore front and back in French
Find the bike in front of the house and the garden behind it. Explore an illustrated scene, compare devant with avant and en face de, then try three questions.
Verb drillC1
Sans doute a-t-elle oublié: French statement inversion
Turn ordinary sentences into formal statements with sans doute. Practise subject pronouns, auxiliaries, hyphens and negative word order.
Cheat sheetB1
Par or de after a French passive? A guide to the agent
Use par to name who acts, recognise aimé de tous and respecté de tous, and separate an agent from a noun complement. Includes a four-question check.
ArticleA2
Pas encore or ne… plus? Not yet and no longer in French
Put not yet and no longer on a simple timeline. Compare message updates, check word order with avoir and practise six short French status changes.
Gap-fillA2
Du, de la or de l’' Complete a French breakfast
Choose French partitive articles in a breakfast gap-fill, with food picture cards and clear contrasts for quantities, negatives and one serving.
QuizB1
Pas tous or aucun? Eight questions on French partial negation
Practise not all, none, not everything and nothing in eight French questions about messages, answers and understanding. Each answer explains the difference.
ReadingB2
Follow French pronouns through a paragraph: who does what?
Read a short French handover, trace la, lui, celui and cela, then untangle an ambiguous elle. Includes a reference map and five reading questions.
DialogueB1
C’est…qui in French: say who did it
Practise c’est…qui through a family conversation about languages. Compare the person who acts with the person affected, then check your answers.
Common mistakesB1
Quelque chose de nouveau: five French mistakes to fix
Say something new, interesting or cheaper with quelque chose de. Fix five common errors, compare noun agreement and try four questions.
Practical guideA1
French place prepositions: à, en, au, aux and de
Learn French place prepositions: cities, countries, à and de contractions, destination and origin, with examples and a nine-question quiz.
PhrasebookA2
Pour in French: say who it is for and what it is for
Practise pour for a recipient, an intended use and a goal in short exchanges. Includes picture cards, stressed pronouns and four questions.
Sentence builderA2
Build French comparisons: plus, moins, aussi… que
Paris est plus grand que Lyon, le train est moins cher que l'avion: tap the tiles to build eight comparisons, including meilleur and mieux.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: du, de la, des or le, la, les?
J'aime du chocolat? Je voudrais le pain? Tap the wrong article in eight sentences and learn when French says some (du) and when it says the (le).
Sorting gameB1
C'est or il est? Sort sixteen sentences
C'est un médecin but il est médecin; c'est facile but il est facile de…: sort sixteen sentences by whether they need c'est or il / elle est.
Picture sceneA2
À côté de, près de, loin de: find your way around a French town
Explore a small French town, distinguish next to, near and far from, and practise du, de la, de l’ and des with places.
Verb drillA1
French plurals exercise: change one object into two
Turn singular requests into plurals: un croissant → deux croissants, le journal → les journaux, l'œil → les yeux. Typed answers with accents checked.
Cheat sheetA1
Le, la, l’ or les: French definite articles at a glance
Choose le, la, l’ and les with a printable rule sheet. Compare known objects, general likes and au/du contractions, then try four quick questions.
ArticleB2
Quoique or quoi que? Choose between although and whatever
Compare quoique and quoi que with a short debate, clear replacement tests and four questions on spelling, meaning and subjunctive forms.
Gap-fillB2
À mesure que: follow gradual change in a French gap-fill
Complete a short text about revising a translation, practise indicative forms after à mesure que and compare gradual change with dès que.
QuizA2
Qui or que? Ten French relative-pronoun questions
Choose qui, que or qu’ in ten questions about finding a flat. Check subject and object roles, elision, plural verbs and two common duplicate-pronoun errors.
ReadingB1
C’est-à-dire: read a French programme and its clarifications
Read a short French course announcement with c’est-à-dire, c’est-à-dire que and c’est-à-dire qu’. Glosses, translations and questions distinguish meaning from examples.
DialogueB1
Celui-ci or celui-là? Choose clothes without repeating the noun
Practise celui-ci, celle-là, ceux-ci and celles-là in a clothes-shop dialogue. Eight forms, four picture cards and three questions with clear pointing cues.
Common mistakesB2
Ce à quoi or ce que? French corrections with penser à and tenir à
See why ce à quoi keeps the à in penser à, répondre à and tenir à. Compare what you think with what you think about, then test the distinction.
Practical guideA2
French object pronouns: COD, COI, y and en explained
Learn French object pronouns: choose COD, COI, y or en, place one or two pronouns, and check agreement with examples and a nine-question quiz.
PhrasebookB1
Sinon in French: otherwise, or a useful plan B
Use sinon to offer another time, give a warning or change the subject. Practise short exchanges and recover the if not behind each alternative.
Sentence builderA2
Build French questions three ways: intonation, est-ce que, inversion
Tu viens ? Est-ce que tu viens ? Viens-tu ? Tap the tiles to build questions in all three French styles, from casual to formal.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: depuis, pendant or il y a?
J'habite ici pendant trois ans? Je l'ai vu depuis une semaine? Tap the wrong time word in eight sentences: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour.
Sorting gameB1
Subjunctive or indicative? Sort expressions before que
Il faut que, je pense que, bien que, parce que: sort sixteen French expressions into those that take the subjunctive and those that take the indicative.
Verb drillB1
French double pronouns: keep the object and the recipient clear
Practise le lui, te le and lui en in ten short transformations. Follow the same object and recipient through statements, negatives and commands.
Cheat sheetB1
French frequency expressions: une fois par semaine and tous les deux jours
Compare weekly counts with regular intervals in French: une fois par semaine, deux fois par semaine and tous les deux jours, with schedules and practice.
