Grammar Lessons

Agreement with Verbs of Perception

Verbs of perception are subject to grammatical agreement in the compound tenses, but the rules are somewhat tricky - they only agree with their subjects when they precede the verb.

  agreement • B2 - Upper-Intermediate French 

Expressions

C’est parti !

Ready to learn about the French expression c'est parti? Here we go!

  informalities 

Quizzes and Tests

Rentrée à l’université – Adjective Agreement Quiz

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

   Rentrée à l'université

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Sports

Wrestling

Wrestling is one of the world's oldest combat sports, dating back to prehistory (as seen in cave paintings) and featured in the Olympics as far back as 704 BC. Here is a long but not comprehensive list of common French wrestling terms.

Grammar Lessons

Irregular Verbs

French grammarians classify verbs into three categories, but I don't like this system at all so I use my own.

  B1 - Intermediate French • verbs 

Expressions

Parler le français comme une vache espagnole

Speak French better than a Spanish cow with the informal expression parler le français comme une vache espagnole.

  informalities 

Listening Practice

Mon année à l’étranger

Spend a vicarious year in Paris while practicing your French listening comprehension.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French 

Quizzes and Tests

Plans pour ce soir – Object Pronouns Quiz

Test yourself on direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   Plans pour ce soir

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Expressions

Bien sûr

You should click the title to read this lesson on the essential French expression bien sûr, of course.

Francophone Countries

Belgique

Learn and practice French listening, grammar, and writing with these Belgium-themed exercises from Progress with Lawless French.

Grammar Lessons

Tu Imperative

The majority of imperative conjugations are identical to their present tense conjugations - the only difference is that there's no subject pronoun. The exception is the tu form of some verbs, in some constructions.

  conjugation lessons • pronouns 

Expressions

Bon appétit !

Enjoy your meal with the French expression bon appétit.

  exclamations • French in English 

Quizzes and Tests

Subjunctive Quiz: À la bibliothèque

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

   À la bibliothèque

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Listening Practice

Bouchons

Traffic jams are one of the worst and most inevitable parts of summer vacation in France. Learn more while practicing your French listening comprehension with this video.

  B2 - Upper-Intermediate French 

Pronunciation Guides

F

The letter F is pronounced similarly in French and English.