A1 · Nouns
French noun gender: le or la
Why French nouns are masculine or feminine, how to learn gender with the article, and the patterns that actually help.
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French grammar, explained in English
You do not need every rule. You need the ones that stop a sentence in your mouth. Each page is one idea, in English, with French you would actually say — then a few lines to try out loud.
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Start anywhere. Each page is one idea, with examples to say out loud.
A1 · Articles
French articles: le, un, and du
The difference between le/la, un/une, and du/de la — the, a, and some — with examples you would actually say.
Open this resourceA1–A2 · Adjectives
French adjectives: agreement and place
How French adjectives change for gender and number, and why most of them sit after the noun.
Open this resourceA1 · Verbs
The French present tense
How the French present tense works for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs, and when it covers English “I am doing”.
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Être, avoir, aller, faire
The four French verbs you cannot skip: to be, to have, to go, and to do — with full present forms and when to use each.
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The passé composé: talking about what happened
How the passé composé works: avoir or être + past participle, agreement, and the sentences you actually need.
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Imparfait vs passé composé
The difference between imparfait and passé composé: background versus event, with paired examples in English and French.
Open this resourceA1–A2 · Future
The near future: je vais + infinitive
How to talk about the future in French with aller + infinitive — the form you actually hear — and when the futur simple can wait.
Open this resourceA1 · Sentences
French negation: ne…pas and what people actually say
How to make French sentences negative with ne…pas, never, nothing — and why spoken French often drops the ne.
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Asking questions in French
Three ways to ask a question in French: intonation, est-ce que, and inversion — and which one to use when you speak.
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Tu vs vous: who you are talking to
When to use tu and vous in French — not a vibe chart, a practical rule for adults who do not want to be rude or stiff.
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