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 catalogue covers the full set of French grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.
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.
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.
Intermediate (B1-B2)
Adjectives and Nouns with à or de
content de, prêt à, facile à faire against il est facile de le faire, le droit de, la peur de: which linker a French adjective or noun takes before an infinitive.
Advanced (C1-C2)
Advanced grammar (C1-C2)
Plus-que-parfait, conditional past, the passé simple in writing, free indirect speech, the formal register.
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.
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.