Grammar deep dives

Explanations that go beyond the textbook rule — organised by topic, growing over time.

26 deep dives and counting · new topics added every week

01

Nouns, determiners & adjectives — noms, déterminants, adjectifs

▶Adjective agreement
— Adjective Agreement: Gender and Number
— Forming the Feminine: French Adjective Agreement
▶Nouns whose meaning changes with gender
— Nouns Whose Meaning Changes With Gender
02

Pronouns — pronoms

▶En and Y
— Y and EN: The Logic Behind Two Small Words
— Idiomatic Expressions with En and Y
▶Indefinite pronouns
— Whoever, Whatever, Wherever in French
03

Adverbs, quantity, numbers & time — adverbes, quantité, nombres, temps

▶Expressing duration
— Il y a vs. Depuis: Ago, Since, or For?
— En, Pendant, Pour, Dans: Measuring Time and Placing Events
▶Degree and intensityNew
— Très, Trop, Assez: Getting the Intensity Right
— Peu vs. Un peu: Getting the Small Amounts Right
04

Verb forms & agreement — formes verbales, accords

▶Non-finite verb formsNew
— Present Participle vs. Gerund (Participe Présent vs. Gérondif)
05

Tense & mood — temps, modes

▶Present tense
— Regular -ER Verbs in the Present Tense
— Regular -IR Verbs in the Present Tense
— Partir, Dormir and the Other -IR Verbs
— Tenir, Venir, Courir and Other Irregular -IR Verbs
— Regular -RE Verbs in the Present Tense
▶Reported speech
— Reporting Speech in French
— Reporting Questions in French
— Reporting Commands in French
06

The infinitive & verb constructions — infinitif, constructions verbales

07

Prepositions — prépositions

08

Sentence structure — négation, interrogation, relatives, connecteurs

▶Relative pronouns
— Simple Relative Pronouns: Qui, Que, Dont, Où
— Complex Relative Pronouns: Auquel, Duquel and Related Forms
▶Interrogative formsNew
— How to Ask Questions in French
— French Question Words: Qui, Que, Quel, Lequel, and More
— Est-ce que vs. Qu'est-ce que: Which One to Use
— Negative Questions in French: How Word Order Shifts With the Tense
— Asking Questions with Reflexive Verbs in French