A1 French resources

A1 is where French begins — greetings, numbers, the present tense and the words you need to survive your first real conversations. Everything here is built for absolute beginners.

• Passer — to pass / to spend | French Verb Chart

• passer at A1 — the present tense

• Devenir — to become | French Verb Chart

• devenir at A1 — the present tense (venir pattern)

• Sentir — to smell / to feel | French Verb Chart

• sentir at A1 — the present tense (smell AND feel)

• Rendre — to give back / to make | French Verb Chart

• rendre at A1 — the present tense (a -RE verb)

• Tomber — to fall | French Verb Chart

• tomber at A1 — the present tense

• Entrer — to enter | French Verb Chart

• entrer at A1 — the present tense (entrer DANS)

• Commencer — to start | French Verb Chart

• commencer at A1 — the present tense (the ç rule)

• Montrer — to show | French Verb Chart

• montrer at A1 — the present tense

• Laisser — to leave / to let | French Verb Chart

• laisser at A1 — the present tense (leave a THING)

• Sembler — to seem | French Verb Chart

• sembler at A1 — the present tense

• Arriver — to arrive / to happen | French Verb Chart

• arriver at A1 — the present tense

• Rester — to stay | French Verb Chart

• rester at A1 — the present tense (not “to rest”!)

• Porter — to carry / to wear | French Verb Chart

• porter at A1 — the present tense (carry AND wear)

• Regarder — to watch / to look at | French Verb Chart

• regarder at A1 — the present tense (no preposition!)

• Chercher — to look for | French Verb Chart

• chercher at A1 — the present tense (no preposition!)

• Demander — to ask | French Verb Chart

• demander at A1 — the present tense (a false friend)

• Donner — to give | French Verb Chart

• donner at A1 — the present tense

• Penser — to think | French Verb Chart

• penser at A1 — the present tense

• Trouver — to find | French Verb Chart

• trouver at A1 — the present tense

• Aimer — to like / to love | French Verb Chart

• aimer at A1 — the present tense

• Days of the Week in French — La Semaine Word List

• Les Formes — French shapes vocabulary | Vocabulary

• La Nature — French nature vocabulary | Vocabulary

• Les voyages at A1 — first trip essentials

• Le travail at A1 — jobs & what you do

• Les connecteurs at A1 — et, mais, parce que

• Comparer at A1 — plus… que, moins… que

• La météo at A1 — what’s the weather?

• La ville at A1 — places in town

• Les vêtements at A1 — getting dressed

• Le corps at A1 — head to toe

• La famille at A1 — the close family

• Les émotions at A1 — how do you feel?

• La nourriture at A1 — the essentials

• Le futur at A1 — le futur proche (aller + infinitif)

• Les prépositions at A1 — à, de, en, dans

• Les pronoms at A1 — je, tu, il… and me, te

• Le subjonctif at A1 — chunks you’ll hear everywhere

• Le passé at A1 — first steps with the passé composé

• Les articles at A1 — le, la, les / un, une, des

• Poser des questions at A1 — intonation & est-ce que

• La négation at A1 — ne … pas

• dormir at A1 — the present tense

• descendre at A1 — the present tense

• entendre at A1 — the present tense

• vendre at A1 — the present tense

• perdre at A1 — the present tense

• apprendre at A1 — the present tense

• se plaindre at A1 — the present tense

• conclure at A1 — the present tense

• acquérir at A1 — the present tense

• cueillir at A1 — the present tense

• accueillir at A1 — the present tense

• s’en aller at A1 — the present tense

• s’inscrire at A1 — the present tense

• se rendre at A1 — the present tense

• se souvenir at A1 — the present tense

• s’asseoir at A1 — the present tense

• se taire at A1 — the present tense

• plaire at A1 — the present tense

• falloir at A1 — the present tense

• valoir at A1 — the present tense

• résoudre at A1 — the present tense

• haïr at A1 — the present tense

• fuir at A1 — the present tense

• rompre at A1 — the present tense

• battre at A1 — the present tense

• convaincre at A1 — the present tense

• vaincre at A1 — the present tense

• mourir at A1 — the present tense

• naître at A1 — the present tense

• espérer at A1 — the present tense

• envoyer at A1 — the present tense

• rejoindre at A1 — the present tense

• atteindre at A1 — the present tense

• éteindre at A1 — the present tense

• peindre at A1 — the present tense

• craindre at A1 — the present tense

• répondre at A1 — the present tense

• conduire at A1 — the present tense

• essayer at A1 — the present tense

• appeler at A1 — the present tense

• acheter at A1 — the present tense

• ouvrir at A1 — the present tense

• vivre at A1 — the present tense

• suivre at A1 — the present tense

• croire at A1 — the present tense

• rire at A1 — the present tense

• servir at A1 — the present tense

• courir at A1 — the present tense

• recevoir at A1 — the present tense

• tenir at A1 — the present tense

• comprendre at A1 — the present tense

• attendre at A1 — the present tense

• finir at A1 — the present tense

• lire at A1 — the present tense

• écrire at A1 — the present tense

• manger at A1 — the present tense

• boire at A1 — the present tense

• sortir at A1 — the present tense

• parler at A1 — the present tense

• connaître at A1 — the present tense

• partir at A1 — the present tense

• mettre at A1 — the present tense

• dire at A1 — the present tense

• savoir at A1 — the present tense

• voir at A1 — the present tense

• venir at A1 — the present tense

• prendre at A1 — the present tense

• devoir at A1 — the present tense

• vouloir at A1 — the present tense

• pouvoir at A1 — the present tense

• faire at A1 — the present tense

• aller at A1 — the present tense

• avoir at A1 — the present tense

• être at A1 — the present tense

• Les Fournitures Scolaires — French school supplies | Vocabulary

• Les Nombres Ordinaux — premier, deuxième, troisième | Vocabulary

• La Description Physique — describing people | Vocabulary

• L’Alphabet & Épeler — spelling in French | Vocabulary

• La Salle de Classe — classroom French | Vocabulary

• OUI & NON — 14 ways to say yes and no | Vocabulary

• Prononciation & Liaison — the French sound rules | Grammar

• Démonstratifs & Possessifs — ce, cette, mon, sa… | French Grammar

• Les Animaux — animals & animal idioms | Vocabulary

• La Ville & Les Directions — places and directions | Vocabulary

• La Maison — the home in French | Vocabulary

• Salutations & Politesse — greetings in French | Vocabulary

• Le Corps & la Santé — body and health | Vocabulary

• La Météo — talking about the weather | Vocabulary

• Pays & Nationalités — countries and nationalities | Vocabulary

• C’est vs Il est | French Grammar

• La Nourriture — French food vocabulary | Vocabulary

• L’Heure — telling the time in French | Vocabulary

• Les Articles Définis & Indéfinis — le, la, les, un, une, des | French Grammar

• La Famille — French family members | Reference

• Les Mots Interrogatifs — French question words | Reference

• Le Calendrier — French days & months | Reference

• Parler — to speak | French Verb Chart

• Les Couleurs — French colours | Reference

• Les Nombres — French numbers 0–100 | Reference

• Faire — to do | French Verb Chart

• Avoir — to have | French Verb Chart

• Être — to be | French Verb Chart

• Aller — to go | French Verb Chart