French grammar

The rules that matter most, explained step by step with tables and example sentences.

Basics

Noun Gender in FrenchLe genre des noms Definite and Indefinite Articles in FrenchLes articles Partitive Articles in FrenchLes articles partitifs Plural Forms in FrenchLe pluriel Subject Pronouns in FrenchLes pronoms sujets Present Tense in FrenchLe présent de l’indicatif Adjective Agreement in FrenchL’accord des adjectifs Negation in FrenchLa négation Question Formation in FrenchLes questions Basic Prepositions in FrenchLes prépositions de base

Verbs

French Verb GroupsLes groupes de verbes Irregular Verbs in FrenchLes verbes irréguliers Reflexive Verbs in FrenchLes verbes pronominaux The Imperative in FrenchL’impératif

Pronouns

Object Pronouns in FrenchLes pronoms objets Order of Pronouns in FrenchL’ordre des pronoms Relative Pronouns in French Demonstrative Pronouns in French Possessive Pronouns in French

Tenses

The Present Perfect in FrenchLe passé composé The Imperfect Tense in FrenchL’imparfait The Simple Future Tense in FrenchLe futur simple The Near Future in FrenchLe futur proche The Conditional Tense in FrenchLe conditionnel présent The Present Subjunctive in FrenchLe subjonctif présent

Advanced

Passive Voice in FrenchLa voix passive Reported Speech in FrenchLe discours indirect Gerund and Present Participle in FrenchLe gérondif et le participe présent Past Participle Agreement in FrenchL’accord du participe passé