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Cheat sheets

One-page, printable summaries of a grammar point.

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Grammar & usageCheat 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.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
Décision or choix: five French patterns for decisions and options
A compact guide to prendre une décision, faire un choix, avoir le choix and un large choix. Compare examples, complete six patterns and check your meaning.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetC1
Fût, vînt, chantât: a French imperfect subjunctive reading sheet
Recognise the French imperfect subjunctive, compare literary and modern clauses, and distinguish fut from fût with five reading questions.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetB1
Follow a French explanation: reason, result or example?
A French listening cheat sheet for parce que, donc, puis and par exemple. Separate reasons, results, sequence and limited examples with a four-question check.
Reading & writingCheat sheetC1
Qualify a claim in French: five precise ways to set its limits
Use French phrases for group, time, condition, attribution and inference. Study a small trial report, then choose wording that keeps each claim accurate.
Everyday FrenchCheat sheetA2
Spell an email address in French: point, arobase and tiret
Learn the French names for email symbols, spell a surname and correct a dot or hyphen. A printable sheet and short practice check the whole address.
Culture & registerCheat sheetB1
Pas mal: “not bad” or “quite a lot”? A French meaning cheat sheet
Tell pas mal from pas mal de: praise, quantity and time. Use a compact rule sheet, four food picture cards and a quiz to check the difference.
DELF, DALF & examsCheat sheetB1
Does your French answer fit the task? A final sentence check
Use a B1 email example to map each instruction to an actual sentence. Repair a missing request, check the recipient and keep pending actions clear.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB1
French object pronoun order: a cheat sheet with y and en
Eight rules for French object pronoun order in statements, negatives and commands. Compare je le lui donne, donne-le-moi, vas-y and donne-m’en.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB2
French scientific study vocabulary: témoin, échantillon and protocole
Learn the French terms for sample, control group, protocol, variables and bias, then identify each element in a short study description.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetA2
French imparfait formation: stems and endings at a glance
Build the French imparfait from nous in the present. Use a compact stem-and-ending reference, then practise regular forms, être and spelling changes.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA2
French dix pronunciation: when to say /dis/, /di/ and /diz/
Say dix in quantities, times and number labels: compare dix minutes, dix heures and le numéro dix, then check the pattern in a short quiz.
Reading & writingCheat sheetC1
French synthesis comparison matrix: proposal, request or silence?
Build a French source matrix with precise entries for proposals, requests and missing information. Use a museum dossier to turn one row into a synthesis sentence.
Everyday FrenchCheat sheetB1
French CV headings: expérience, formation and compétences
Map the sections of a French CV, distinguish qualifications from work history and skills, then sort eight career details under the right headings.
Culture & registerCheat sheetA1
Bonsoir, bonne soirée or bonne nuit? An evening French cheat sheet
Use bonsoir to greet, bonne soirée to wish a good evening and bonne nuit before sleep. Compare three short scenes and test the difference.
DELF, DALF & examsCheat sheetB1
French reading evidence: choose the phrase that proves your answer
A B1 reference sheet for matching evidence to a question, keeping conditions and distinguishing missing information from a negative fact.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB2
Dès lors que: “once” or “given that” in French
A compact guide to dès lors que: a starting condition, an accepted reason and the indicative. Compare dès que and dès lors, then check four examples.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
Temps or climat: French weather words at two different scales
Ask about today’s weather with temps, describe long-term patterns with climat and recognise météo. A compact reference with weather pictures and questions.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetA1
Faire in the present: forms and everyday expressions
Use fais, fait, faisons, faites and font for activities, tasks and weather. Compare il fait froid with j’ai froid, then answer five questions.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA1
Les amis, un ami, deux amis: French liaison before a noun
Connect les amis with /z/ and un ami with /n/. Use a compact rule sheet, picture phrases and four questions, including les hommes and les haricots.
Reading & writingCheat sheetB1
French email headers: objet, PJ, CC and CCI explained
Know what belongs in each French email field, label attachments clearly, and practise placing addresses, a subject and a file in the right place.
Everyday FrenchCheat sheetC1
Partial agreement in French: separate the feature, price and deadline
Unpack a proposal into separate decisions, question linked costs and give a precise recap. A C1 negotiation cheat sheet with a meeting scene and quiz.
Culture & registerCheat sheetB2
Formal French word meanings: a sheet for accurate simpler wording
Check requérir, solliciter, préconiser and fustiger in full French sentences. Compare simpler wording, verb patterns and four short summary questions.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetA2
Personne and rien: a French word-order cheat sheet
Say nobody and nothing in French. Compare subject and object positions, je n’ai rien vu and je n’ai vu personne, then try five questions.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA1
Très, beaucoup or trop: a French quantity cheat sheet
A quick reference for très, beaucoup and trop with descriptions, actions and noun quantities. Practise de and d?, word order and the meaning of “too”.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetA2
Passé composé with être: allé, allée, allés or allées?
Choose the right written ending with être: a four-form table, clear subjects, polite vous and five questions on agreement and auxiliary choice.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA2
French l pronunciation: lit, elle and ville
Make a clear French l at the start and end of words. Use lit, elle and ville, picture cards, a printable sound sheet and a quiz on l and ill spellings.
Reading & writingCheat sheetC1
French punctuation in long sentences: semicolons, colons and asides
See how French punctuation organises dense prose: parallel claims, explanations and parenthetical clauses. Restore a paragraph’s boundaries.
Everyday FrenchCheat sheetA2
Ask about recycling in French: bins, instructions and collection days
Use five French questions to find the right bin, read the building’s instructions and ask about collection. Includes object pictures and a neighbour exchange.
Culture & registerCheat sheetB1
Environ or à peu près? A French approximation cheat sheet
Give approximate amounts with environ and à peu près, place them around numbers, and use à peu près for rough similarity. Examples, pictures and quiz.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB1
French location adverbs: dedans, dehors, dessus and dessous
Choose dedans, dehors, dessus or dessous in short French replies. Compare them with dans, sur and sous, then practise locations with picture cards and a drill.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
Plan or programme? A French cheat sheet for maps and schedules
Find the French word for a map, an outline, a day’s activities or software. Compare plan and programme with examples and three short questions.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetC1
Passé antérieur: recognise eut fini and fut parti
Recognise the passé antérieur with a five-rule sheet, full auxiliary forms and five questions on literary sequence, agreement and accents.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA1
French c and ç: a quick sound map for café, ici and garçon
Use the next vowel to read French c as /k/ or /s/. See why garçon needs ç, practise commencer forms and test the rule with everyday words.
Reading & writingCheat sheetC2
Necessary or sufficient? French condition phrases explained
Read il faut, il suffit de and seulement si precisely. Compare prerequisites and guarantees in French, then test the direction of each condition.
Everyday FrenchCheat sheetA2
Prepare journey details in French: dates, stations and the last leg
Build a clear French journey note with departure and arrival dates, a final address and one useful question. Includes an overnight journey check.