357 pages
Grammar & usage
Build sentences that make sense: articles, negation, pronouns, word order and agreement.
ArticleB2
French causal links: a reason, evidence or a conclusion?
Compare parce que, en effet and donc in a short planning exchange. See what each link supports, then test five readings of evidence and results.
Gap-fillB2
French B2 gap-fill: concession and contingency during a heatwave
Complete 12 concession and contingency links as a theatre changes its programme. Follow backup plans and ticket-holder options, with pictures and translation.
QuizA2
French comparatives quiz: plus, moins, aussi and autant
Ten questions on French comparisons: qualities, quantities and actions. Choose aussi or autant, add de before nouns and practise meilleur and mieux.
ReadingC2
Partant in French: therefore, starting from or willing?
Read partant as a formal therefore, then distinguish partant de cette idée and être partant. A short reading, three-way comparison and four questions.
DialogueA2
Donc or alors? Say so and then in a French conversation
Follow a neighbourhood clean-up conversation to use donc for a result, alors for a next step, and alors meaning then. Practise your part and take a quiz.
Common mistakesA2
12 common French grammar mistakes English speakers make
Fix 12 French grammar mistakes: age with avoir, en France, aimer plus an infinitive, articles, agreement and more. Examples and a four-question quiz.
Practical guideA2
Check French adjective agreement: find the noun, then fix the ending
Proofread French adjectives with a room description, four picture cards, irregular forms and a short quiz on the noun each adjective describes.
PhrasebookB1
N’est-ce pas ? French phrases for checking a detail
Keep n’est-ce pas fixed when you check a date, a plan or an assumption. Practise confirmation exchanges and answer a negative statement clearly with si.
Sentence builderB1
Build sentences with two pronouns: je le lui donne
Je le lui donne, je te le prête, il nous en parle: tap the tiles to put two French object pronouns in the right order. Eight sentences with instant checking.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: en, à or dans with transport
En pied, à voiture, sur le train: tap the wrong preposition in eight transport sentences, and learn en voiture, à pied and dans le bus.
Sorting gameA2
Before or after the noun? Sort French adjectives (BAGS)
Most French adjectives follow the noun, but beauty, age, goodness and size come first. Sort sixteen adjectives into before or after, then see the ones that change meaning.
Verb drillB1
French reciprocal verbs drill: each other or themselves?
Rewrite relationship descriptions with se, nous and vous. Use l’un l’autre or l’un à l’autre to make “each other” clear, with 14 guided answers.
Cheat sheetA1
Mon, ma, mes: a French possessives cheat sheet
Choose mon, ma, mes and the other French possessives with a full table, four picture cards and eight questions. Includes mon amie and leur versus leurs.
ArticleB1
Ne…que means only: move que to change the limit
See how ne…que means only, how que changes focus, and why du and des stay. Compare examples and test the exact limit in seven questions.
Gap-fillA2
French A2 gap-fill: questions and times in a dinner invitation
Arrange dinner on one of two evenings in this French A2 gap-fill. Twelve cues practise question words, dates, clock times and time expressions.
QuizB1
What does ne…que restrict? A French meaning quiz
Ten questions on French ne…que: distinguish only what, only to whom and only when, keep articles, and compare plus que with pas que.
ReadingC1
Plus long que je ne pensais: read ne in a French comparison
Read a short report with plus and moins comparisons. Learn why ne can be non-negative, keep the comparison direction clear and check your reading.
DialogueB2
Laisser + infinitive: let someone speak, finish or leave
Practise laisser + infinitive in a meeting: who gives permission, who acts, how pronouns work, and how laisser differs from faire.
Common mistakesB1
Même si or bien que? Four concession mistakes to fix
Use même si c’est and bien que ce soit, distinguish even if from although, and check French elision with four corrections and a short quiz.
Practical guideB2
Ce qui, ce que, ce dont or ce à quoi: choose by rebuilding the sentence
Choose a French neutral relative with a four-row table, worked examples and a short quiz. Rebuild the verb with cela to find the missing role.
PhrasebookA2
Ni…ni in French: say neither at the table and in town
Use ni…ni to refuse two ingredients, describe a flat and name days you cannot work. Practise which articles and prepositions stay.
Sentence builderA2
Build sentences with depuis and il y a
J'habite ici depuis deux ans; je suis arrivé il y a deux ans. Tap the tiles to build eight sentences about time, and learn when to use depuis, il y a and pendant.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: adjective agreement in a short review
Une chambre propre, des serveurs gentils, la vue magnifique: tap the adjective that doesn't agree in eight sentences from a hotel review, then fix it.
Verb drillB1
Pour que and afin que: French purpose-clause practice
Say why you do something with pour que or afin que. Compare subjects, study useful subjunctive forms and complete eight purpose clauses.
Cheat sheetB2
Ce avec quoi and ce en quoi: choosing a French relative after a preposition
Use ce avec quoi for a means and ce en quoi for a point of difference. Compare neutral relatives with lequel, then choose the right construction.
ArticleB1
Le temps de + infinitive: "just long enough to" in French
Le temps de faire quelque chose means the time needed to do it: le temps de prendre un café. See how it frames short actions, with examples and practice.
Gap-fillA2
Quelqu’un or quelque chose? A French moving-day gap-fill
Choose someone or something in a moving-day story. Practise singular verbs, qui and que, then check what you understood with three questions.
QuizA2
French object pronouns quiz: le, lui, y or en?
Ten questions help you choose French object pronouns from the verb and its complement. Practise known objects, recipients, places and quantities.
ReadingC1
Quoi qu’il en soit: “in any case” in a French discussion
Read three messages about an uncertain deadline. See how quoi qu’il en soit returns to the next action, then test meaning, spelling and verb forms.
DialogueA2
French questions with ou: practise offering a choice
Offer tea or coffee, choose a table and agree a day in French. Practise a café dialogue, useful replies and the spelling difference between ou and où.
Common mistakesB1
Un autre, l’autre, d’autres: five French choices to get right
Choose another item or the other one with un autre, l’autre, d’autres and les autres. Five fixes, illustrated object cards and a four-question check.
Practical guideA1
French negation: ne…pas, never, nothing and nobody
Learn French negation: ne…pas, jamais, plus, rien and personne, article changes and word order, with examples and a nine-question quiz.
PhrasebookB1
Certes… mais: French phrases for a balanced reply
Acknowledge a point with certes, then add a useful reservation with mais. Practise six short exchanges about a proposal, a method and a decision.
Sentence builderA2
Build French noun phrases: adjectives before and after
Un petit café noir, une belle maison ancienne: tap the tiles to place adjectives correctly. Most go after the noun, but BAGS adjectives go before.
Spot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: à, en or au with cities and countries
Je vais en Paris? Au France? Tap the wrong preposition in eight travel sentences, then master à, en, au and aux with places for good.
Verb drillB2
Dont with quantities: French drill for three of whom and half of which
Combine totals and subgroup facts with dont, numbers and fractions. Eight rewrites help you preserve the group, the proportion and the verb agreement.
