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French grammar

Every French grammar topic, in one place

Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalog covers the full French grammar surface from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.

  1. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Adjective Agreement

    French adjectives agree in gender and number: the feminine endings, the plural rules, and the BAGS adjectives that sit before the noun.

  2. Intermediate (B1-B2)

    Adjective Position

    Where French adjectives sit and why it matters: most follow the noun, BAGS ones precede it, and some change meaning by position, like ancien and cher.

  3. Advanced (C1-C2)

    Advanced grammar (C1-C2)

    Plus-que-parfait, conditional past, the passé simple in writing, free indirect speech, the formal register.

  4. Intermediate (B1-B2)

    Adverbs of Manner

    How to form French adverbs with -ment: from the feminine adjective, the vowel shortcut, the -amment/-emment pattern, and the irregulars bien, mal, vite.

  5. Intermediate (B1-B2)

    Articles

    French definite, indefinite and partitive articles: gender agreement, elision before vowels, the de rule after a negation, and the partitive English lacks.

  6. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Comparatives

    French comparatives plus / moins / aussi + adjective + que. The three irregulars meilleur (better), pire (worse), and the adverb mieux.