Compact and practical, this Petit Guide on le passé composé fits neatly into your notebook or textbook for easy reference whenever you need it. Keep it close while revising, or line it up alongside others in the series for a full overview of key grammar points.

This guide breaks down the passé composé in a clear, visual format: auxiliary verb choices (avoir vs être), past participle formation, and usage tips — all accompanied by a link to a video to help you hear and practice the tense in context.

Perfect for learners at any level, this guide helps you master one of the most commonly used tenses in French. Clear examples and visual cues make it easier to remember how and when to use it — no more second-guessing your verbs.

Our Chouchous* often complain that is all the little words in French that are the hardest to master. We agree, which is why we designed these Cheat Sheets specifically devoted to les petits mots*.

The Absolute Beginner Little Words Cheat is a summary of the most important little words in our Absolute Beginner series.

With a concise explanation, examples of each concept and a crystal-clear layout, these cheat sheets will become your go-to reference in no time.

Including:

• the

• a, an some, any

• at, to and in

• of and from

• specific vs unspecific quantities

• at the, to the, in the

• of the, from the

• my, your, theirs

and more …

NOTE: The cover of each Little Words Cheat Sheet is the same no matter the level, as we find all students struggle with these concepts.

*Teacher’s Pets | *the little words (articles and prepositions specifically)

Our Chouchous* often complain that is all the little words in French that are the hardest to master. We agree, which is why we designed these Cheat Sheets specifically devoted to les petits mots*.

The Absolute Beginner Little Words Cheat is a summary of the most important little words in our Absolute Beginner series.

With a concise explanation, examples of each concept and a crystal-clear layout, these cheat sheets will become your go-to reference in no time.

Including:

• the

• a, an some, any

• at, to and in (the)

• of and from (the)

• specific vs unspecific quantities

• negation of definite and indefinite articles

• beaucoup de, peu de, trop de

• sports, games and activities

• talking about your health

• article zero

and more …

NOTE: The cover of each Little Words Cheat Sheet is the same no matter the level, as we find all students struggle with these concepts.

*Teacher’s Pets | *the little words (articles and prepositions specifically)

Our Chouchous* often complain that is all the little words in French that are the hardest to master. We agree, which is why we designed these Cheat Sheets specifically devoted to les petits mots*.

This complete set of all four levels (Absolute Beginner, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) regroup the vital little words from our entire series of workbooks. All include concise explanations, examples of each concept and crystal-clear layouts. You’ll have everything you need at your fingertips at all times. Use them when doing your homework or self study.

We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the improvement you’ll notice in your speaking, as well.

See each individual level description for complete contents of set.

Teacher’s Pets | the little words

This is the pinnacle of Absolute Beginner Revision practice. In each chapter, you'll find an exercises testing your knowledge on the basics of French. It’s so important to get these right as they’re concepts that will crop up time and time again as you advance. This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of consolidation exercises and in each chapter, there’s an exercise to remind you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as one testing you on what you did in the previous chapter of the following:

GRAMMAR

• être, avoir, aller and faire (present tense)

• regular -er, -ir and -re verbs

• basic prepositions

• possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes etc)

VOCAB

• greetings

• professions

• nationalities

• countries

• basic adjectives

• days of the week, months, seasons

BONUS VOCAB

• types of containers

• streetscape

• nature

• loungewear

• underwear

AND EVEN MORE

• negation

• shopping for groceries

Learning the alphabet properly will not only help you in a practical way (spelling your name out over the phone, for example) but it’ll help your pronunciation a lot, too.

Learning the alphabet out of order will mean you don’t have to silently sing the alphabet song in your head when you’re looking for a letter, which slows you down (at best…).

We’ve added images to the mix to throw you off your game, so once you’ve mastered your stack you’ll be unstoppable.

Multiple applications give enormous opportunities for improvement. Hours and hours of serious fun.

"It's all the little words that trip me up!"

Prepositions such as à, de, aux, en, du, au (the list goes on...) may look frustratingly similar but they do all have their own important meanings.

La Petite Boîte : Petits Mots is a set of 50 cards designed to clear up those pesky questions that linger over your French until you attend to them. The beautiful design and clever grouping of these little words transforms what can be dry and confusing into something that's fun and motivating and the sturdy metal tin means you can throw them into your bag and pull them out when you find yourself with cinq minutes*.

*five minutes

Keeping all of the most important points in the one place, the Absolute Beginner Cheat Sheet will become your meilleur ami* the minute you open it.

Including essential prepositions, numbers 0-100, the classic verbs être, avoir, aller and faire as well as the conjugation for regular verbs and much more, this is a resource you’ll want to keep à portée de main.

*best friend | *within easy reach

INTERMEDIATE CHEAT SHEET :
Students love the Intermediate Cheat Sheet when they start to get really serious about their French. They’ve learned a lot, and understand it in theory very well, but when asked to put their French into action, they find they need a little memory-jogger from time to time to maintain their flow when speaking, or a handy reference to ensure their writing is as accurate as possible.

Our students tell us they can't get enough revision, so we've even built in revision within revision in these workbooks. That is, each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. We're determined to not let you forget what you've learned - you've worked too hard for it.

This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to consolidate your knowledge of the following:
VERBS

• être, avoir, aller and faire (present tense)

• common useful verbs (present tense)

• the futur proche

• slightly irregular verbs

VOCAB

• adverbs

• communication

• conjunctions

• drinks

• clothing

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• greetings

• nationalities

• professions

• regular -re verbs (present tense)

• compound prepositions (au, à la, à l', aux)

BONUS VOCAB

• fruits

• vegetables

• junk food

• toys

• stationery

AND EVEN MORE

• closed questions

• open questions

This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to help you consolidate your French, as well indispensable cheat sheets on the inside front and back covers.

Our students tell us they can't get enough revision, so we've even built in revision within revision in these workbooks. That is, each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. We're determined to not let you forget what you've learned - you've worked too hard for it.

GRAMMAR

• phrases with ‘être’ and ‘avoir’

• phrases with ‘pas’

• pour + infinitif (in order to)

• BAGS adjectives

• the gerund

VOCAB

• the travel agency

• the airport

• the hotel

• the room

• the restaurant

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• reflexive verbs

• the imperfect

• modal verbs

• the imperative

BONUS VOCAB

• bakery

• birds

• professions

• kitchen

• tools
  

This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to help you consolidate your French, as well indispensable cheat sheets on the inside front and back covers.

Our students tell us they can't get enough revision, so we've even built in revision within revision in these workbooks. That is, each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. We're determined to not let you forget what you've learned - you've worked too hard for it.

GRAMMAR

• the conditional

• the subjunctive (a total revision)

• the causative

• the pluperfect

PRONUNCIATION

• homophones

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• passé composé

• présent

• imparfait

• futur proche

• futur simple

• tenses overview

BONUS VOCAB

• Sea animals

• Furniture

• Sports

• Weather
  

The ideal exercise book for French learners who have learned the main verb tenses but are in need of more practice to reinforce their knowledge.

With 10 chapters, each covering a different verb tense, as well as reminder sentences and fill-in-the-blank questions, the content is challenging without being punishing. Practice verb tables and a quiz at the end of each chapter are included so you can gauge your improvement.

Over 400 exercises are included, including answers, so you won’t be short of practice and the pages’ beautiful design will ensure you’ll never ever feel bogged down by the process.

Mini cheat sheet on the French imperfect tense, with video support.

Compact and practical, this Petit Guide on l’imparfait fits neatly into your notebook or textbook for easy reference whenever you need it. Keep it close while revising, or line it up alongside others in the series for a full overview of key grammar points.

This guide breaks down the imperfect tense in a clear, visual format : conjugation patterns, common verbs, and usage tips, all accompanied by a link to a beautifully crafted video to help you hear and practice the tense in context.

Whether you're new to French or just need a refresher, this guide is a must-have. Even more advanced learners often discover a few “aha!” moments thanks to its simplified approach.

Our Chouchous* often complain that is all the little words in French that are the hardest to master. We agree, which is why we designed these Cheat Sheets specifically devoted to les petits mots*.

The Absolute Beginner Little Words Cheat is a summary of the most important little words in our Absolute Beginner series.

With a concise explanation, examples of each concept and a crystal-clear layout, these cheat sheets will become your go-to reference in no time.

Including:

• the

• a, an some, any

• at, to and in (the)

• of and from (the)

• specific vs unspecific quantities

• modes of transport

• verbs of preference

• sports, games, activities, musical instruments

• compound prepositions for locations

and more …

NOTE: The cover of each Little Words Cheat Sheet is the same no matter the level, as we find all students struggle with these concepts.

*Teacher’s Pets | *the little words (articles and prepositions specifically)

Our Chouchous* often complain that is all the little words in French that are the hardest to master. We agree, which is why we designed these Cheat Sheets specifically devoted to les petits mots*.

The Advanced Little Words Cheat is a summary of the most important little words in our Advanced series of workbooks.

With a concise explanation, examples of each concept and a crystal-clear layout, these cheat sheets will become your go-to reference in no time.

Including:

• the

• a, an some, any

• at, to and in (the)

• of and from (the)

• joining verbs

• distances

• generalities

• plural BAGS adjectives

• describing food

• advanced negation

• ownership

and more …

NOTE: The cover of each Little Words Cheat Sheet is the same no matter the level, as we find all students struggle with these concepts.

*Teacher’s Pets | *the little words (articles and prepositions specifically)

Mini cheat sheet with video support.

Pocket-sized, these Petits Guides slip inside your favourite textbook for ready access. Or, buy a selection and display them in front of you as you do your homework.

Each Petit Guide covers a crucial piece of the French puzzle, and comes with a link to a beautiful video so you can perfect your pronunciation.

Categorised according to level, don’t ignore the absolute beginner set even if you’re more advanced. We find lots of our Chouchous* find them extremely helpful in filling in their French gaps.

Clearly presented bite-sized information - perfect for bringing a sense of order to your French learning.

*Teacher’s Pets

The numbers are often one of the first things we learn when we start our French adventure. They’re quirky and fun to learn but then we often forget about them in the rush to absorb everything else.

It’s only when we’re faced with a ‘real-life’ situation (shopping for clothes, catching a train, asking the time, buying groceries) that the importance of knowing your numbers hits home. And it’s not only knowing them, but knowing them out of order so you don’t have to start run through the whole series to find the number you need.

As always, we’ve graded them according to difficulty and have included the dreaded bêtes noires*, which are the same for everyone almost without exception: 4, 5, 14, 15 and 40 and 50 (did you think you were the only one to find these tricky?)

Multiple applications give enormous opportunities for improvement. Hours and hours of serious fun.

*bugbears

BEGINNER CHEAT SHEET :
Students love the Beginner Cheat Sheet when taking their first steps towards speaking, as we encourage them to put down the books and to concentrate instead on getting the words out. Of course, we never want to leave our students unsupported, which is why so many of them cherish their cheat sheets and have them close by at all times. You know what it’s like: you start a sentence, and you know what you want to say, but you get halfway in and realise you can’t remember if you need to say ‘en France’, ‘au France’ or ‘à la France’, for example. A quick glance down at the prepositions for countries graphic and you’ll be back on track tout de suite*.

*straight away

ADVANCED CHEAT SHEET :
Students turn to the Advanced Cheat Sheet when they want to perfect their French, especially their verb tenses. The centrepiece is a deceptively simplistic-looking verb tense summary. In fact, it contains all you need to know about eight verb tenses, from their English translations, to their various constructions and sample conjugations for both regular verbs and exceptions. If ever you want to finally get those verb tenses straight in your head, this is the resource for you. En plus*, it’s so pretty to look at!

* And plus

Lingua Franca’s Cheat Sheets regroup all the most vital elements of French in the one place, and are fantastic for your spoken and written French particularly.

Pack all four cheat sheets.

1 x ABSOLUTE BEGINER CHEAT SHEET :

Keeping all of the most important points in the one place, the Absolute Beginner Cheat Sheet will become your meilleur ami* the minute you open it. Including essential prepositions, numbers 0-100, the classic verbs être, avoir, aller and faire as well as the conjugation for regular verbs and much more, this is a resource you’ll want to keep à portée de main.

1 x BEGINNER CHEAT SHEET :
Students love the Beginner Cheat Sheet when taking their first steps towards speaking, as we encourage them to put down the books and to concentrate instead on getting the words out. Of course, we never want to leave our students unsupported, which is why so many of them cherish their cheat sheets and have them close by at all times. You know what it’s like: you start a sentence, and you know what you want to say, but you get halfway in and realise you can’t remember if you need to say ‘en France’, ‘au France’ or ‘à la France’, for example. A quick glance down at the prepositions for countries graphic and you’ll be back on track tout de suite*.

*straight away

1 x INTERMEDIATE CHEAT SHEET :
Students love the Intermediate Cheat Sheet when they start to get really serious about their French. They’ve learned a lot, and understand it in theory very well, but when asked to put their French into action, they find they need a little memory-jogger from time to time to maintain their flow when speaking, or a handy reference to ensure their writing is as accurate as possible.

1 x ADVANCED CHEAT SHEET :
Students turn to the Advanced Cheat Sheet when they want to perfect their French, especially their verb tenses. The centrepiece is a deceptively simplistic-looking verb tense summary. In fact, it contains all you need to know about eight verb tenses, from their English translations, to their various constructions and sample conjugations for both regular verbs and exceptions. If ever you want to finally get those verb tenses straight in your head, this is the resource for you. En plus*, it’s so pretty to look at!

* And plus

This is the pinnacle of Beginner Revision practice. In each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. This workbook is particularly good for practising the passé composé if that is an area you find difficult.This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to consolidate your knowledge of the following:

GRAMMAR

• être, avoir, aller and faire (present tense)

• common useful verbs (present tense)

• the futur proche

• the passé composé

VOCAB

• adverbs

• communication

• conjunctions

• drinks

• clothing

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• definite articles

• indefinite articles

• the partitive article

• regular -re, -ir and -er verbs (present tense)

• compound prepositions (au, à la, à l', aux)

• possessive adjectives

BONUS VOCAB

• kitchenware

• drinks

• medical supplies

• clothing

• supermarket articles

AND EVEN MORE

• negation

• asking questions

This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to help you consolidate your French, as well indispensable cheat sheets on the inside front and back covers.

Our students tell us they can't get enough revision, so we've even built in revision within revision in these workbooks. That is, each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. We're determined to not let you forget what you've learned - you've worked too hard for it.

GRAMMAR

• future tenses overview

• direct and indirect object pronouns

• expressions of time

• BAGS adjectives

• the gerund

VOCAB

• the travel agency

• the airport

• the hotel

• the room

• the restaurant

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• reflexive verbs

• the imperfect

• modal verbs

• the imperative

BONUS VOCAB

• bakery

• birds

• professions

• kitchen

• tools
  

This cahier de vacances includes hundreds of exercises to help you consolidate your French, as well indispensable cheat sheets on the inside front and back covers.

Our students tell us they can't get enough revision, so we've even built in revision within revision in these workbooks. That is, each chapter, you'll find an exercise reminding you of an important grammar point from a past level, as well as an exercise testing you on what you did in the previous chapter. We're determined to not let you forget what you've learned - you've worked too hard for it.

GRAMMAR

• the subjunctive (in more detail)

• the causative

• the pluperfect

PRONUNCIATION

• homophones

FROM THE ARCHIVE

• future tenses overview

• the futur simple (in detail)

• direct object pronouns

• indirect object pronouns

BONUS VOCAB

• Australian animals

• Paris monuments

• Sea animals

• Lollies

• Weddings
  

Do you ever find yourself tripped up by ‘all the little words’ when you’re expressing yourself in French.

Why is that? Oftentimes, these fundamentals of French are learned at the very start and never returned to, even though they crop up constantly, no matter your level!

Get to grips with these petits mots* once and for all over ten chapters and more than 400 exercises. Reminder sentences, fill-in-the-blank questions and a grammar grid to complete each week will ensure you make excellent progress. Prove it to yourself at the end of each chapter by taking the mini-quiz.

By this stage of your French learning, you have come across a whole host of concepts that you likely understood at the time (intellectually, at least) but have not yet integrated into your daily use.

The Challenge Series Precision exercise book helps you take a second look at these extremely useful elements and helps you get to grips things such as:
How to use direct and indirect object pronouns
The difference bon, bien, mauvais and mal
Why some adjectives are placed in front of the noun
When to use pendant, depuis and pour

The placement of adverbs in various tensesWith over 400 exercises across 10 chapters, you'll have plenty of chance to practise your skills, and while you may find the first couple of chapters fairly challenging, you'll notice a steady improvement with every page you complete

Coming up with the phrase you need at the right moment can be a tall order when travelling.  Many phrase books are packed with vocabulary and phrases but often, by the time you've waded through them all, the moment has passed.

This booklet is designed to be as efficient as possible in delivering the right phrase quickly. The En Voyage booklet's clever tabulated design divides all the essential travel vocabulary you'll need into logical themes, meaning you can flip to the right place en un éclair*, to get you out of trouble (or even into it, if that's the type of traveller you are!).

Bon voyage*!

*in a heartbeat | *Happy travels.

Practice makes perfect, particularly when learning a language. As old-fashioned as it may sound, for some people there is no better way to learn than by writing something over and over until it sticks.

Whether you want to master your verbs, get to grips with all the little words, or work towards free-flowing conversation, these practice pads are the ticket. Take all three if you want to make sure you’re firing on all cylinders.

VERBS

With 25 pages amounting to 1500 chances to work on your conjugations, you’ll see the improvement with every page you turn. The innovative design means you can work on one verb per page or mix it up with up to 10 on one page.

Speaking of mixing it up, we recommend learning your verbs ‘out of order’ so you don’t have to run through the whole table to find the right words when you need them.

LITTLE WORDS

It’s often the little words that trip us up. Brainstorm a list of 20 English nouns, translate them to French. Work your way across the sheet and livre (book) becomes the book, a book, my book, my books, this book, which book and so on.

CONVERSATION

Prove to yourself that you’re making progress by keeping note of your conversations. Pair up with another French-speaking friend and commit to chatting for 15 minutes in French. Note down any words or phrases you find you’re missing, then look them up when you stop. Note them down, repeat the exercise and marvel at the difference.

À vos stylos* and let’s get to work!

Pick up your pencils*

We all know the feeling of trying to express a thought in French and though the individual words all translate to what you want to say, your sentence lacks authenticity and you’re aware it just doesn’t sound right.

The fix? Learning not just French words, but French phrases. By this, we don’t mean rote-learning grabs of French for the purposes of travel.

The Challenge Series Phrases exercise book brings together sets of authentic phrases and methodically reorganises them over ten chapters and more that 400 exercises. Working through the book will elevate your French to the next level and allow you to start expressing what you really want to say, in natural-sounding French.

Get your French to stick with these gorgeous little bubbles of colour designed to perk up even the dreariest of grammar texts.

Trust us, you're not alone if you find numbers and prepositions a challenge in French. Almost everyone does, which is why we created this A5 mini cheat sheet with les numéros* 0 - 100 on one side and les petits mots* on the other.

Never again confuse 14,15, 40 and 50 and know your au from your aux from your du. Sounds like a foreign language, doesn't it? Not for long.

*numbers | *little words