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French Foundations

New to French? This is your starting point. Seven units, twenty-seven lessons, and a unit test after each unit to make sure everything sticks.

7

Units

27

Lessons

Free

Always

Goal

Understand and use simple French in real situations.

Unit 01

First Words

Greetings, introductions, and basic conversation starters.

Greetings→Introducing Yourself→How Are You?→Unit Test→
Unit 02

Building Sentences

Subject pronouns, être, avoir, and simple sentence structure.

Subject Pronouns→Être: To Be→Avoir: To Have→Simple Sentences→Unit Test→
Unit 03

Everyday French

Numbers, days, family vocabulary, and expressing what you like.

Numbers 1–20→Days & Months→Family→Likes & Dislikes→Unit Test→
Unit 04

Describing Things

Colors, adjectives, regular -er verbs, and asking questions.

Colors→Adjectives→Regular -er Verbs→Asking Questions→Unit Test→
Unit 05

Daily Life

Food and drink, school subjects, telling time, and getting around.

Food & Drink→At School→Telling Time→Going Places→Unit Test→
Unit 06

Talking About the Past

The passé composé with avoir and être, irregular past participles, and time expressions.

Passé Composé with avoir→Passé Composé with être→Irregular Past Participles→Talking About Yesterday→Unit Test→
Unit 07

Common Irregular Verbs

Faire, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, savoir, venir, prendre: the verbs you need most.

Faire, Pouvoir, Vouloir→Devoir, Savoir, Connaître→Venir, Prendre, Partir→Putting It All Together→Unit Test→