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Languages French past participle agreement The rule, the three cases and the classic traps (reflexive verbs, object placed before, "laissé + infinitive"). Free Languages French typography rules Spaces before double punctuation, « … » quotes, accented capitals, dashes: the rules of French typography. Premium Languages Common French homophones a/à, ou/où, ce/se, ces/ses: the substitution-word trick that stops these classic French spelling mix-ups for good. Free Languages French compound noun plurals Noun + noun, verb + noun, adverb + noun: the rule that decides which parts of a French compound word take an "s" in the plural. Premium Languages Common English mistakes French speakers make "I am agree", "I have 30 years", the missing third-person "s": the mistakes that give away a French speaker, even at a good level. Free Languages English-French false friends actually, library, sensible, deception… the English words that look like French but mean something entirely different. Free Languages The French present subjunctive: when and how to use it Formation, irregular verbs and the classic "après que" vs "avant que" trap: the French present subjunctive, finally clear. Free Languages English vs French punctuation: the differences to know Quotation marks, spacing before double punctuation, the Oxford comma and number separators: what changes between the two languages. Free Languages The most common English homophones their/there/they're, your/you're, its/it's: the English homophones that trip up even native speakers, with the trick to never mix them up. Free Languages Time and place prepositions in English (in, on, at) In the morning, on Monday, at 8am: the logic behind in, on and at in English, so you pick the right one without hesitating. Free Languages The most common English irregular verbs Be, go, have, do... the most-used English irregular verbs, with all three forms, so you never hesitate in the past tense. Free Languages French color adjective agreement Blue eyes, navy blue shoes: the often-forgotten rule of French color adjective agreement, with its exceptions. Premium Languages French location prepositions: à, en, dans, sur, chez When to use à, en, dans, sur or chez to talk about a place — including the tricky special cases. Free Languages English past tenses: preterit vs present perfect The distinction that trips up French speakers the most: when to use the preterit versus the present perfect. Premium Languages French registers: familiar, standard, formal Recognizing and adapting your level of French to the context, in writing and speech. Free
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