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Verbs & tenses
Conjugation tables, drills and explanations for every tense you need.
ArticleA2
The passé composé, without the guesswork
Learn the passé composé as two parts, a helper verb and a past participle, then build and check sentences of your own.
Cheat sheetA2
Irregular French future stems: a 17-verb cheat sheet
Find 17 irregular French future stems, spot double r and the venir family, then practise ten forms with study and work examples.
Practical guideB1
Who is doing it? Check the subject of a French gérondif
Find the actor of en lisant or en arrivant, compare it with the main subject, and repair unclear attachment through examples and a three-question quiz.
QuizA2
Imparfait quiz: ten questions on French forms and meaning
Test French imparfait stems, subject endings, spelling and meaning in ten questions. Each answer explains the form or the viewpoint being tested.
DialogueB2
Retell a French story: from literary past to everyday speech
Retell a short passage with passé composé while keeping its background, earlier events and hopes. A partner dialogue guides you through the scene.
Common mistakesB2
Passé simple or passé composé? Four traps when retelling a story
Compare literary narration with an everyday account. Fix four common tense assumptions, rewrite a short scene and check your choices.
Conjugation tableB1
Tenir conjugation: tiens, tenons, tenu and tiendrai
Master tenir’s tien-, ten- and tienn- stems, tenu with avoir and tiendr- in the future. Seven tense tables, useful expressions and form-recall practice.
Verb drillB1
French future in the past: a reported-speech drill
Practise il a dit qu’il viendrait with twelve written answers. Follow the past viewpoint, change the subject correctly and check demain against le lendemain.
Gap-fillB1
Long actions in French: passé composé or imparfait?
A ten-year job can use the passé composé. Compare whole periods with background situations, then complete a short account of a summer job.
ArticleB1
Je ferai or je ferais? French future and conditional compared
Compare future commitments, hypothetical results and polite requests through paired examples, a work-planning scene and four questions.
Cheat sheetA2
Si + present, future: French conditions on one sheet
Use si tu viens, je préparerai and other open conditions. Compare if with whether, check clause order and try four short questions.
Practical guideB2
French past-participle agreement: sentence pairs and practice
See why écrit becomes écrites, lavée becomes lavé and entendues becomes entendu. Compare sentence pairs, then check the endings yourself.
QuizB1
French conditional quiz: 10 questions on forms and uses
Ten questions on the French conditional: endings, irregular stems, polite requests, advice, si clauses and a promise reported in the past.
DialogueB1
Relay a French message: requests, questions and reported speech
Follow Marc as he passes Léa’s travel message to Nora. Practise pronouns, a future viewed from the past, requests with de and questions with si.
Common mistakesA2
Mangeais, mangions, commençais: fix French imparfait spelling
Fix four common imparfait spelling mistakes with manger and commencer. See the six-form table and apply the same pattern to nager and placer.
Conjugation tableA2
Recevoir conjugation: reçois, recevons, reçoivent and reçu
Learn recevoir in seven tenses. Track reçoi-, recev- and reçoiv-, remember reçu and recevrai, then practise the cedilla and subjunctive forms.
Verb drillA1
Aller present-tense drill: vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont
Practise all six present forms of aller, match them to town destinations, and distinguish going somewhere from aller plus an infinitive.
Gap-fillB1
Check a French past-tense paragraph: revise, then fill the gaps
Work through a French past-tense revision, then complete a new paragraph with imparfait, passé composé and plus-que-parfait forms.
ArticleB1
Passé composé or imparfait? Set the scene
Passé composé or imparfait? Separate the scene that was going on from the event that happened within it, with examples.
Cheat sheetB1
Conditionnel passé: a formation sheet with five practice questions
Form the French past conditional with aurais or serais and a past participle. Compare auxiliaries, check agreement and practise five choices with explanations.
Practical guideB2
Build a French literary verb notebook: six entries to copy
Make useful notes for vit, vint, fit, fut and other literary forms. Copy a worked entry, compare confusing pairs and test recall with a short quiz.
QuizB2
French infinitives, gérondifs and participles: 10 mixed questions
Test infinitives, gérondifs, participle agreement and earlier actions in ten French sentences, with an explanation for every answer.
DialogueA2
Je pars demain: use the French present for future plans
Make arrangements with present-tense French: je pars demain, on déjeune vendredi. Read a planning conversation, practise your lines and check the timing.
Common mistakesB1
Reflexive passé composé: six mistakes to fix
Fix pronouns, être and agreement in elle s’est levée, elle s’est lavé les mains and elles se sont parlé. Six contrasts and four quiz questions.
Conjugation tableA1
Aimer conjugation: love, like and j'aimerais
Aimer in every common tense, plus the difference between j'aime, j'aime bien and j'aimerais. Examples, typical mistakes and a short check.
Verb drillA2
Irregular French past participles: a 16-answer drill
Practise pris, fait, vu and écrit, then use irregular participles in eight complete sentences. Check accents, auxiliaries and agreement with venue.
Gap-fillB1
J’aurais dû: practise “should have” in a French regret story
Choose j’aurais dû, j’aurais pu or j’aurais aimé, then complete a short account of a missed meeting. Includes negative regrets and a translation.
ArticleB1
Plus-que-parfait or imparfait? Compare the same French scene
Compare lisait and avait lu at the same past moment. See ongoing background, earlier completion and a six-person form table, then test your choices.
Cheat sheetB2
Vu or vues, entendu or entendues before an infinitive?
Compare the singers you heard with the songs you heard sung. Use an actor test for vu and entendu, then check six agreement choices.
Practical guideB1
Wishes and reactions in French: write a warm, clear message
Build a French message around a reaction, a wish and one clear request. Compare infinitives, present subjunctive and a reaction to a completed action.
QuizA1
French subject–verb agreement: 9 questions on who controls the verb
Practise agreement with names, nearby plural nouns, object pronouns, on and polite vous. Nine A1 questions include explanations and a short checking routine.
DialogueB1
Reporting French commands: demander de and dire de in conversation
Relay instructions with demander à quelqu’un de and dire de. Practise a short dialogue, reflexive commands, negatives and four transformation questions.
Common mistakesB1
French infinitive or conjugated verb? Six patterns to fix
Choose French infinitives after modals and prepositions, then compare je veux partir with je veux qu’elle parte. Six fixes and four questions.
Conjugation tableA1
Avoir conjugation: common French tenses and everyday expressions
Conjugate avoir from j’ai to que j’aie, with tense tables, avoir faim, avoir besoin de, il y a, common mistakes and a short quiz.
Verb drillB1
Si + imparfait, conditional: a French hypothesis drill
Build imagined situations with si j’avais and je pourrais. Study the two stems, then complete twelve verb forms in conditions, results and advice.
Gap-fillA2
French past-tense diary: complete a day at the market
Fill nine gaps in an A2 diary entry, separating the scene from completed events. Includes picture prompts, an English translation and a writing checklist.
