Complete A1 to B2.2 Curriculum
🇫🇷Course: FrenchFrench is spoken on 5 continents and is the official language of 29 countries. Known as the language of love, diplomacy and culture, French opens doors to art, fashion, cuisine and international careers.
French present tense covers three main verb groups (-er, -ir, -re) plus key irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, vouloir, pouvoir.
Je parle français. / Elle a deux chats. / Nous allons au marché ce matin.
The most common past tense — formed with avoir or être + past participle. Used for completed actions.
J'ai mangé une crêpe. / Elle est allée à Paris. / Nous avons vu un beau film.
Used for background descriptions, habits in the past and ongoing states. Contrast with passé composé for rich storytelling.
Quand j'étais enfant, je jouais au foot. / Il faisait beau et les oiseaux chantaient.
All French nouns have a gender (masculine or feminine). Articles change accordingly: le/la/les and un/une/des.
Le café est chaud. / La boulangerie est fermée. / Des amis m'attendent.
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive. Key irregular futures: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-.
Je partirai demain matin. / Elle sera médecin. / Nous aurons du temps libre.
French pronoun system covers subject, object (direct and indirect) and reflexive forms. Essential for natural speech.
Je le vois tous les jours. / Elle lui a parlé hier. / Ils se lèvent tôt.
Have you ever visited Paris? — Passé composé for experience.
Yes! I visited Paris last summer. It was magnificent. — Passé composé + imparfait. (With être verbs the participle agrees with the speaker: je suis allé / je suis allée.)
What did you like most? — Passé composé question.
I loved walking along the Seine in the morning. I'd like to go back soon.
French shares thousands of words with English due to their shared Norman history — you already know more French than you think. The main challenges are pronunciation, gendered nouns and verb conjugations.
French is spoken by over 300 million people across 5 continents and is an official language of the UN, EU, NATO and many international organisations. It's the second most studied language in the world.
Most learners struggle with gendered nouns, silent letters, liaison (linking sounds between words) and the difference between passé composé and imparfait. LingoNibble dedicates full units to each.
LingoNibble teaches standard European French, which is understood everywhere. Pronunciation differences with Québécois French are minimal at the B1 level.
The French curriculum currently covers A1 level (10 units) with A2 and B1 content expanding regularly. Stories and survival tips are available for all levels.
Guide · French roadmap
A week-by-week study plan, the grammar that matters at each stage, and sample dialogues at A2 and B1.
Hello / Good morning
bonjour
Hi / Bye (informal)
salut
Good evening
bonsoir
Goodnight
bonne nuit
Master basic French greetings, introducing yourself, and conjugating the essential auxiliary verb 'être' (to be).
Master using French definite (le, la, l', les) and indefinite (un, une, des) articles with singular and plural nouns.
Master conjugating the essential auxiliary verb 'avoir' and expressing age, needs, and possession in French.
Master conjugating first-group regular verbs ending in -ER in the present tense.
Master building negative sentences with 'ne...pas' and forming questions with 'est-ce que' and inversion.
Master counting from 0 to 100, telling time, and asking prices in French.
Master vocabulary for family members and possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes).
Master describing daily routines using reflexive verbs (se lever, se laver, se coucher) and time markers.
Master partitive articles (du, de la, des) when expressing unspecified quantities of food and drink.
Synthesize all A1 grammar by navigating travel situations, asking directions, and using prepositions of location.
Master forming the passé composé with auxiliary verb 'avoir' and regular/irregular past participles (parlé, fini, vendu, fait, pris, vu).
Master forming completed past actions using the passé composé with auxiliary 'avoir' and irregular participles.
Master using auxiliary 'être' in passé composé for movement verbs and reflexive verbs, including past participle agreement.
Master forming and using the imparfait tense for background descriptions, states, and past habits.
Master replacing direct object nouns with pronouns (le, la, l', les) and positioning them correctly in sentences.
Master replacing indirect object nouns (à + person) with pronouns (lui, leur) and distinguishing COD from COI.
Master conjugating and using modal auxiliary verbs followed by infinitive verbs to express capability, desire, obligation, and skill.
Master weather expressions with 'faire' and 'il y a', season names, and climate prepositions.
Master demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces) and vocabulary for clothing and shopping.
Master expressing health states, body parts, and symptoms of pain using 'avoir mal à' + contraction.
Master the French present subjunctive mood after verbs of desire, necessity, and emotion.
Master the French subjunctive after expressions of doubt/uncertainty and learn key irregular subjunctive stems (fasse, puisse, sache, aille, vienne).
Master the present conditional tense for polite requests, expressing wishes, giving advice, and hypothesis (Si + imparfait -> conditionnel présent).
Master simple relative pronouns (qui = subject, que = direct object, dont = object of 'de', où = place/time) to build complex sentences.
Master compound relative pronouns (lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles, auquel, duquel) after prepositions in formal French.
Master reported speech in French with intro verbs in present and past tenses, applying strict tense concordance (present -> imparfait, passé composé -> plus-que-parfait, futur -> conditionnel).
Master real and probable condition clauses using the structure Si + Present -> Future Simple (or Present / Imperative) for future events.
Master unreal, hypothetical, or imaginary present condition clauses using the structure Si + Imparfait -> Conditionnel Présent.
Master the pluperfect tense (Plus-que-parfait) in French to express actions completed prior to another past event.
Synthesize all B1.1 grammar modules (Subjunctive, Conditional, Relative pronouns, Reported speech, Pluperfect) in professional interview and workplace scenarios.
Master the gerund (en + participe présent) for expressing simultaneity, manner, and condition, as well as the verbal present participle.
Master cause connectors (parce que, puisque, comme, en raison de, grâce à) and consequence connectors (donc, par conséquent, c'est pourquoi, tellement... que).
Master purpose connectors (pour que, afin que + subjonctif) and opposition/concession connectors (bien que + subjonctif, malgré + noun, alors que + indicatif).
Master demonstrative pronouns (celui-ci, celle-là, ceux, celles) and possessive pronouns (le mien, la tienne, les leurs, le nôtre) in formal French.
Master the passive voice construction (être conjugated in the main tense + past participle + par/de agent) and participle agreement.
Master the formation of adverbs in -ment and distinguish between adverbs (bien / mieux) and adjectives (bon / meilleur).
Master indefinite pronouns and adjectives (chacun, chaque, plusieurs, certains, n'importe qui, n'importe quel, quiconque, nul).
Master modal nuance distinctions in conditional mood (devoir = advice/moral duty; pouvoir = polite request/possibility; vouloir = wish/softened order).
Master temporal connectors requiring indicative (dès que, aussitôt que) versus subjunctive (jusqu'à ce que, avant que + ne explétif).
Synthesize all B1.2 grammar modules (Adverbs in -ment, Indefinites, Modal nuances, Complex temporal subordination, Debate discourse) for complete B1 mastery.
Master the Subjonctif Passé to express completed actions prior to the main clause, governed by feelings, doubt, or subordinating conjunctions.
Express regrets, counterfactual past desires, and unfulfilled duties using the Conditionnel Passé and past modal auxiliaries.
Master Type 3 conditional sentences and mixed conditionals to analyze past counterfactual scenarios and their consequences.
Master complex passive voice transformations, modal passives, and choice of agent prepositions (par vs de).
Master the distinction between Participe Présent (invariable verb form), Adjectif Verbal (variable adjective), and Gérondif (en + participe présent with same subject).
Master advanced logical connectors of concession, restriction, and condition, understanding mood requirements (subjunctive vs indicative vs noun phrases).
Master indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past, applying systematic tense concordance rules and nuanced reporting verbs.
Master neutral relative pronouns (ce qui, ce que, ce dont, ce à quoi) to represent abstract ideas, clauses, and build emphatic cleft structures.
Master corporate discourse, formal business correspondence, executive politeness formulas, and administrative administrative phrasing.
Synthesize all B2.1 grammar and vocabulary into high-level persuasive debate, academic discourse, and structured oral argumentation.
Master advanced conditional and restrictive subordinating conjunctions requiring the subjunctive, including expletive 'ne' structures.
Master cleft sentences (C'est... qui/que) and pseudo-cleft structures for rhetorical focus and subject-verb agreements in formal French.
Master alternative hypothetical structures without 'Si' using conditional mood, subjunctive, prepositions, or inverted clauses.
Master high-level French legal phrasing, statutory formulations, official document syntax, and judicial terminology.
Master journalistic discourse, unconfirmed information conditional (Conditionnel de réserve), attribution formulas, and media release register.
Master academic writing, abstract nominalization, research hypothesis framing, and empirical reporting in formal French.
Recognize and interpret the Passé Simple tense in written literature, historical narrative, and literary commentary.
Master diplomatic French discourse, euphemistic conditional expressions, polite disagreement syntax, and negotiation register.
Master crisis communication, emergency directives, unambiguous instructions, and corporate task force vocabulary under pressure.
Synthesize all B2 grammar and vocabulary into spontaneous oral thesis defense, high-level debate, and executive persuasion.