C1
Advanced
At C1 you use French fluently and flexibly for social, academic and professional life, with idiom, register and subtlety.
- Typical hours
- 800–950 h
- From zero
- several years of steady work
- Exam
- DALF C1
By the end of C1 you can
The CEFR can-do statements, in plain English.
- Express yourself fluently, without visibly hunting for words
- Use French flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes
- Understand long, demanding texts and catch implicit meaning
- Follow fast conversation between native speakers, including the jokes
- Produce well-structured, detailed writing on complex subjects
Start here — the C1 path
All lessons →There is no written lesson track at C1 yet — the charts below are the workout, and one-to-one lessons take you the rest of the way.
Verbs at C1
All verb charts →One row per verb. The name opens the verb as C1 uses it; Chart is the full conjugation across every tense.
Se plaindreto complainChart
Accueillirto welcomeChart
S’en allerto leave / go awayChart
S’inscrireto sign up / enrolChart
Se souvenirto rememberChart
Convaincreto convinceChart
Comprendreto understandChart
Grammar at C1
The 10 structures that unlock C1, each one a full chart with examples and a drill.
Les connecteursLes connecteurs at C1 — l’argumentation à la française — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…ComparerComparer at C1 — d’autant plus, comme, tel que — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule poster.Futur & conditionnelFutur & conditionnel at C1 — nuances de sens — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule poster.Les prépositionsLes prépositions at C1 — locutions prépositionnelles — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…Les pronomsLes pronoms at C1 — pronoms toniques & neutre « le » — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…Le subjonctifLe subjonctif at C1 — passé & concessions — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.PC vs imparfaitPC vs imparfait at C1 — les emplois stylistiques — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.Les articlesLes articles at C1 — de belles nuances — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.Poser des questionsPoser des questions at C1 — rhétorique & nuances — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.La négationA complete C1-level lesson on French negation: explanation, examples, exercises and a game.
Vocabulary at C1
The word fields C1 lives in — every list with audio, examples and a game.