Exercise Categories
Work through the CEFR-aligned exercise tracks for this pair — each category drills a single theme, from greetings to getting around.
44 exercises · Levels A1 → A2 → B1 → B2 → C1
First Steps
Pronouns and the verb être
Marina lands in Paris and meets Luana at a café. Learn the personal pronouns, the two words for "you" (tu and vous), and the essential verb être (to be).
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First Words
Gender, articles, greetings, and numbers
Every French noun has a gender. Meet le/la/les and un/une/des, the greetings that open every exchange, the numbers 1–20, and how adjectives agree.
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In the City
-er verbs, avoir, and asking questions
Marina gets lost looking for a bookshop. Learn the huge family of -er verbs, the verb avoir, three ways to ask a question, and how to give directions.
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Food and Culture
The partitive: du, de la, des
At a classic café and the open-air market, Marina learns the very French partitive article — how to say "some" bread, "some" water, "some" cheese.
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Home and Family
il y a and possessive adjectives
Sunday lunch at Marcos's family home. Learn il y a (there is/are), the possessive adjectives mon/ma/mes, and the rooms of a house and family members.
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Routine and Time
Reflexive verbs and telling time
Follow Luana through a typical day. Learn the reflexive verbs for daily routine, how to tell the time, and numbers 20 to 100.
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Health
The body and avoir mal à
Marina catches a cold and visits the doctor. Learn the parts of the body and how to say what hurts with avoir mal à.
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Object Pronouns
le, la, les, lui, leur
Marina and Marcos shop for a gift. Learn to replace a noun with a pronoun — direct (le, la, les) and indirect (lui, leur) — placed before the verb.
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Modal Verbs
pouvoir, vouloir, devoir and the near future
The friends plan a trip south. Learn the modal verbs pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, the key irregulars aller/faire/venir, and the near future aller + infinitive.
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Shopping
Demonstratives and comparatives
At a Paris flea market, Marina hunts for a jacket. Learn the demonstratives ce/cet/cette/ces, comparatives with plus/moins/aussi… que, and clothing and colours.
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Preferences and Opinions
aimer, préférer, and hobbies
The friends imagine the perfect weekend. Learn to say what you like with aimer, adorer, détester, express preference with préférer, and talk about hobbies.
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The Past Tense
The passé composé
Yesterday, Marina and Marcos baked a surprise cake. Learn the everyday French past tense, the passé composé, with both avoir and être auxiliaries.
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The Imperfect
L'imparfait and the past contrast
Marcos and Luana remember childhood summers. Learn the imparfait for descriptions and habits, and how it partners with the passé composé.
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Plans and Travel
The simple future, days and months
The friends board the fast train south and celebrate the music festival. Learn the futur simple, and the days, months, and seasons.
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The Conditional Mood
Politeness, wishes, and 'would'
Back in Paris as a junior translator, Marina gets advice from Luana — in the conditional. Learn to form the conditionnel and use it for politeness and wishes.
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If-Sentences and Hypotheticals
Real and unreal conditions with si
On the train, Marcos and Marina imagine the roads not taken. Learn the three si patterns: real, present-unreal, and past-unreal conditions.
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Opinions and Debates
Opinions and the subjunctive
A friendly dinner argument about cinema versus streaming. Learn to express opinions, recognise and form the subjunctive, and agree or disagree naturally.
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Idioms and Spoken French
Français familier
A completely casual evening with friends. Learn everyday idioms and the shortcuts of français familier — dropping ne, using on, and casual vocabulary.
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Professional French
Formal address and email
Marina interviews for a permanent position. Learn to switch between tu and vous, write a professional email, and use polite conditional forms at work.
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