Grammar Lessons

Object Pronouns

Direct and indirect objects can be hard to understand even in your native language, and replacing them with object pronouns adds an extra layer of difficulty, particularly in French.

  pronouns 

Expressions

24 heures sur 24

This lesson on the French expression 24 heures sur 24 is available 24/7.

Quizzes and Tests

Avoir vs Être – Passé composé Quiz

Test yourself on avoir vs être (French auxiliary verbs) in the passé composé with this fill-in-the-blanks test:

   Le weekend de Paul

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Listening Practice

Marie en France – Dictée

Practice your French listening and writing skills with this A1-level dictée:

   Marie en France

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  A1 - Beginning French 

Grammar Lessons

Omitting Auxiliary Verbs

By definition, compound tenses and moods require an auxiliary verb plus past participle. However, when using two or more compound conjugations with the same subject, you don't always need to include the auxiliary verb for each one.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • verbs 

Expressions

Ça ne fait rien

Don't apologize for not knowing what the French expression ça ne fait rien means, just read this lesson.

  French in English • informalities 

Quizzes and Tests

Si j’avais su – Conditional Quiz

Test yourself on the conditional and past conditional with this fill-in-the-blanks quiz:

   Si j'avais su ...

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Pronunciation Guides

Assimilation

Some French consonants have two different pronunciations due to a pronunciation feature called assimilation.

  C1 - Advanced French 

Expressions

À la rigueur

It will take you five minutes to read this lesson on the French expression à la rigueur, six at most.

Quizzes and Tests

Adjective Agreement Quiz: Mes meilleurs amis

Test yourself on French adjective agreement with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   Mes meilleurs amis

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Listening Practice

French Fluency Club

From Yabla, with their huge selection of authentic videos, comes a terrific new daily study feature called Fluency Club. Every day, you listen to a short video clip and then do a set of exercises, including a dictation and speaking.

  A2 - Low-Intermediate French • B1 - Intermediate French • B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • C1 - Advanced French 

Grammar Lessons

Impersonal Pronouns

Impersonal pronouns do not have different forms for each grammatical person, though some have different forms that agree with the nouns they replace.

  agreement • pronouns 

Expressions

Je n’en reviens pas

You won't be able to get over the surprising French expression je n'en reviens pas.

  exclamations 

Holidays and Celebrations

Le muguet – Adjective Agreement Quiz

Test yourself on French adjective agreement with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   La tradition du muguet en France

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Holidays and Celebrations

Fête du Travail

Learn about International Labor Day on the first of May in this cute animated video.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French