Conjugaison française: The Essential French Conjugation Workbook (A1–B2)

Every French tense you need, explained clearly, practised properly, and checked with an answer key that explains every answer.

Conjugaison française takes you from the présent to the subjonctif in a clear, progressive order. Each section shows you how the tense is built, when to use it, and the mistakes English speakers make most often, then gives you exercises that go from single forms to full sentences, short texts and your own writing.

WHAT’S INSIDE

• A diagnostic test (20 questions) that shows you where to start

• A one-page map of every tense, from the past to the future

• 14 sections:

– Le présent (regular, spelling-change and irregular verbs)

– Pronominal verbs

– L’impératif

– Futur proche and passé récent

– Le passé composé (être or avoir, agreement, word order)

– L’imparfait, with a one-page summary of passé composé vs imparfait

– Le plus-que-parfait

– Le futur simple and le futur antérieur

– Le conditionnel présent and passé

– Si clauses (all three patterns)

– Le subjonctif présent

– Le gérondif

– Le passé simple (to recognise it when you read)

– All tenses in context

• 300+ exercises, plus a writing task in every section

• A 30-question final test and a progress tracker

• A full answer key that explains why each answer is right, with alternatives where French allows more than one

• The verb engine: the stems of 27 key verbs, so you can build the tenses yourself

• Full tables for être, avoir, aller and faire

BUILT AROUND REAL MISTAKES

Être or avoir in the passé composé, agreement of the past participle, depuis + présent, quand + futur, serai or serais, never the conditionnel after si, and when you really need the subjonctif. These are the points learners get wrong most, and each one is explained with clear examples and English translations.

FOR

• Learners from A1 to B2 who want one clear reference for all the tenses

• Self-study: every rule is explained, and every answer has its explanation

• Anyone who knows the forms but still hesitates over which tense to use

FORMAT

PDF · 77 pages · print it or write on it on a tablet (GoodNotes, Notability). Clickable contents and answer links.

Want to go deeper into the past tenses? See Passé composé ou imparfait ? The Complete Workbook.

Created by The Chic French Club.