20 articles about grammar.
A practical breakdown of every situation where the French imparfait is used, including past habits, descriptions, polite requests, and hypothetical phrases.
A clear breakdown of when French uses the futur proche versus the futur simple, with formation rules, real examples, and common mistakes to avoid.
A clear, example-driven guide to trois tricky French time expressions: depuis, pendant, and il y a, with rules and a comparison table.
A practical guide to French discourse connectors and linking words, showing exactly which ones to learn at each level and how to use them correctly.
A clear, example-driven guide to the four French time prepositions that trip up learners: en, dans, pendant, and pour.
A practical guide to choosing between the French subjunctive and indicative moods, with trigger rules, examples, and a comparison table.
Not all French irregular verbs are equally important. This guide covers the 15 high-frequency ones you need first, with patterns and conjugation tables.
A clear breakdown of every French possessive adjective form, the gender and number rules, the vowel exception, and common mistakes to avoid.
A level-by-level breakdown of which French verb tenses to learn first, which to skip for now, and how to stop wasting time on grammar you don't need yet.
Learn exactly how to form and use the passé composé with avoir in French, including past participle agreement rules and the most common irregular participles.
French word order follows predictable rules once you see the patterns. Here is how French sentence structure actually works, from basic SVO to pronouns, negation, and questions.
A clear guide to French definite, indefinite, and partitive articles, with rules, examples, and the most common mistakes English speakers make.
A practical reference list of the French verbs, conjunctions, and expressions that always require the subjunctive, with examples and honest notes on when natives skip it.
Learn how French adjective agreement works for gender and number, including the irregular forms that trip up most learners at every level.
Learn how to form the French conditional tense, when to use it, and which verbs have irregular stems, with clear examples and a quick-reference table.
Learn the real difference between the French imparfait and passé composé with clear rules, examples, and a quick-reference table to stop second-guessing yourself.
A clear guide to French reflexive verbs: what they are, how to conjugate them, which ones come up most often, and the common mistakes learners make.
Learn exactly which French verbs use être instead of avoir in the passé composé, how agreement works, and a simple method to remember them all.
Learn exactly which French preposition to use before country, city, and region names, with clear rules and a reference table you can bookmark.
Learn practical patterns and endings that predict the gender of French nouns most of the time, so you can make faster progress without brute-force memorization.