B2 French Lessons: Conditions and Connected Ideas
Connect ideas with more control. Work on relative clauses, hypothetical situations and the gérondif, checking how sentence structure changes the relationship between actions. Use the practice tasks to explain your choice.
Place à la nuance. Très classe. ✨
Choose the wording that fits.
Longer sentences work best when their relationships stay clear. Compare a real possibility with an imagined result, join clauses with a relative pronoun, and check that two actions share a subject before using en plus a present participle. Explain your choice before checking the answer.
A useful way to begin
Take an idea you can already express and write it two ways. Compare the tone and emphasis, then check which version suits the person you are addressing.
This collection covers the lessons currently available at this level. Follow the themes that help you; it is not a complete CEFR course. Not sure where to start? Try the level quiz.
Make deliberate tense and mood choices
Express conditions and regrets, and connect actions without changing their subject.
Language FoundationsImparfait vs Passé Composé: Examples and Timeline
Choose imparfait or passé composé with a timeline method. Compare background, habits and completed events through translated examples and audio. Both tenses describe the past, but…Read the article
Language FoundationsFrench Subjunctive: Uses, Forms and Examples
Learn French subjunctive triggers, regular and irregular forms, and common exceptions. Compare examples and practise choosing the correct mood. The subjunctive depends on the expression and…Read the article
Language FoundationsFrench Si Clauses: Conditions, Hypotheses and Regrets
Learn the tense patterns in French si clauses. Compare real possibilities, imagined situations and past regrets with examples and a quiz.Read the article
Language FoundationsFrench Gérondif: En + Present Participle Explained
Use the French gérondif to express while, by and contrast. Learn formation, the shared-subject rule and common mistakes with audio examples.Read the article
Put it into practice
Practice gamePassé composé or imparfait?- Practice gameSubjunctive or not?
- Practice gamePlans, hypotheses and regrets
- Practice gameWho is doing both actions?
Try it yourself
Describe two connected actions. Check who performs each one before choosing a gérondif, then compare a condition or regret.
Make your point, then respond.
Bring a topic you have an opinion on. Practise defending it, adding nuance and responding to another view.
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Choose meaning over literal translation
Choose precise words and connect clauses without losing the intended relationship.
Language FoundationsFrench False Friends: 20 Meanings and Examples
Check 20 French false friends that resemble English words but differ in meaning. Compare translated examples and a quick reference table. A familiar spelling can suggest…Read the article
Language FoundationsFrench Words with No Exact English Equivalent: 20 Examples
Explore 20 French words without a single exact English equivalent. Compare meanings, situations and translated examples to choose natural wording. No exact one-word equivalent does not…Read the article
Language FoundationsDont vs Lequel: French Relative Pronouns Explained
Choose dont, lequel, qui or que by rebuilding the original sentence. Compare prepositions, possession and common errors with examples.Read the article
Put it into practice
Try it yourself
Compare the vocabulary guides, then use Dont or Lequel? to reconstruct two source sentences before joining them. Check the antecedent and preposition.
Adjust register and recognise variation
Distinguish a casual message from language appropriate to a formal exchange.
Language FoundationsFrench Texting Slang: 57 Codes and How to Reply
Decode 57 French texting slang terms and learn how to reply. Compare shorthand, emoji and register with translated messages and examples. French messages often shorten sounds…Read the article
Language FoundationsTu or Vous in French: Choosing and Switching Politely
Choose tu or vous in French across work, social and everyday situations. Understand uncertainty, polite defaults and how a switch can happen. There is no rule…Read the article
Language FoundationsBelgian French vs France French: Words and Numbers
Compare Belgian and France French numbers, meal names, vocabulary and expressions. Learn the differences through examples and context. Belgian French and France French share a language,…Read the article
Language FoundationsQuébec French vs France French: Key Differences
Compare Québec and France French pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday expressions. Learn what changes and choose practice for your destination. The most useful differences depend on where…Read the article
Put it into practice
Try it yourself
Compare the texting guide's adult replies with regional expressions from Belgium and Quebec. Rewrite a casual message for a professional contact.
Follow an extended account and respond
Identify the main claim, supporting information and your own response.
Put it into practice
Try it yourself
Read and listen to a Briefing. Summarise it in five sentences, then add a short response with a reason and a counterpoint.
Give one idea a little practice.
You do not need a long reading list for today. Choose one guide and leave with something you can actually use.
Notice the pattern
Read the examples before trying to memorise a rule. In the Foundations lessons, use the French audio to connect the written phrase with its sound.
Try it for yourself
Use the exercises or linked practice where available. Look at why an answer works, then make a new sentence about your own life.
Meet it again
Listen for the pattern in a conversation or a short text. Return to the lesson when you need a reminder, then choose your next useful topic.
Make this the French you actually use.
You have explored the lessons. Now put the language to work. Practise the mistakes that hold you back, then take your French into a real conversation.
Make your point, then respond.
Bring a topic you have an opinion on. Practise defending it, adding nuance and responding to another view.
Choose a tutor, compare lesson prices and book a conversation with a clear goal. Bring one point from your reading, try it aloud and leave with something specific to practise next.
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