Grammar Lessons

En – preposition, pronoun, and more

It consists of just two letters, yet the French word en has three distinct areas of meaning/usage and four different pronunciations. Here's everything you need to know about en.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • prepositions • pronouns 

Holidays and Celebrations

Halloween

Halloween is not a French holiday, though each passing year sees a few more bits and pieces of it imported to France. Nevertheless, learning the French translations for Halloween vocabulary can be fun, especially for younger students. 'Appy 'Alloween! :-)

  lesson plans 

Expressions

En faire tout un fromage

Don't make a big deal about the informal French expression en faire tout un fromage.

  informalities 

Quizzes and Tests

Mon programme d’Halloween – Contractions Quiz

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

   Mon programme d’Halloween

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Expressions

Rouler Expressions

The French verb rouler literally means "to roll" and is used in many idiomatic expressions, including we made good time, it's hilarious, and how's life? Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring rouler.

Listening Practice

Numbers 20-59

Work on the French numbers 20 to 59 with these ordered and randomized sound files.

  A1 - Beginning French 

Grammar Lessons

Negation à fond

The more you "no," the more different types of French negation you need to know. There's a whole world of negative structures beyond "no" and "not" and understanding the difference is vital to communicating effectively in French.

  Lawless French à fond 

Expressions

Comme d’habitude

As usual, this lesson on the essential French expression comme d'habitude is just a click away.

  French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • informalities 

Writing Resources

Tourist Office – Writing Challenge

Practice your French translation and writing skills with this B2-level writing challenge:

   Welcome to Bordeaux's Tourist Office

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  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French 

Grammar Lessons

Third-Person Imperative

Rather than the imperative mood, third-person orders (indirect commands, wishes, concessions, suppositions, exclamations) are given with que + subjunctive, with no preceding main clause. These are generally equivalent to "let" or "may" in English.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • tenses moods voices 

Grammar Lessons

Arriver – to arrive, happen

The French verb arriver usually means "to arrive" or "to happen." It's a regular -er verb that requires être as its auxiliary verb in compound tenses/moods.

  A1 - Beginning French • verbs 

Expressions

Un ange passe

Break an awkward silence with the French expression un ange passe.

Quizzes and Tests

Passé composé Quiz: Un bébé remuant

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

   Un bébé remuant

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Grammar Lessons

Negative de

There are three types of French articles (definite - indefinite - partitive). In negative constructions, two of them are usually required to change to de, meaning "(not) any."

  articles • negation 

Grammar Lessons

Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive is a literary verb form, meaning that it's reserved for formal, written French - mainly literature, but also history and journalism.

  C1 - Advanced French • conjugation lessons • tenses moods voices