Bonjour  , 👋

Want to finally get a hold of that tricksy French Grammar? 

No more boring, lifeless textbooks for you mon ami(e)! 

Would you to like to be able string sentences together to create some fancy but useful French? This course is for you if you are a keen beginner or someone who is a little rusty or perhaps you may have learnt French a hundred years ago and you want to bring it more up-to-date.

‘Present Perfect with regular verbs’ is a thorough online course that will allow you to say what you have done in the past – so that when you have a conversation you will be able to say things like ‘I have lost my wallet.’,  ‘Have you given them back the keys yet?’, ‘They slept very badly last night.’, ‘Blast, I forgot to book a table at the restaurant.’ and hundreds of similar combinations. 

The format builds up sentences, the fancy term for this is sentence mining. Sentence mining means you learn to express yourself in a more authentic French way. Interwoven within the sentences are good dollops of useful colloquial French expressions and commonly used slang because we all use this kind of playful language in everyday conversations.⛏

The present perfect sentence mining creates deeper grooves in the French vinyl record in your brain and helps smooth out some of the scratches, which will have you producing everyday practical French, rather than textbook French. 📚

One of the biggest hurdles for people wanting to speak a foreign language is often confidence. I have purposefully taken an informal approach to create a more relaxed atmosphere where learning to laugh at mistakes actually improves your French. We learn a lot more if we’re having fun. For those of you that have dodgy short-term memories... sorry, I forgot what I was going to say....mmm... oh yes, if you’re rather forgetful I have made some daft associations to the vocabulary and used pictures because the memory loves an image – being daft and using images makes for some super sticky French. 🍯

The way to reach a far-flung destination is to divide the journey up into manageable sections. I break down down grammatical points into digestible chunks but more importantly, I keep emphasising that getting your message across as best you can is the key to good communication. You may veer off your path, trip up or take a rest but then you can dust yourself off and keep going. 🚵‍♂️

We all learn at different paces but the key to success is perseverance and even more importantly, courage. I have taught hundreds of people French who have seen their confidence grow and had their eyes opened to the fact that anyone can learn a foreign language and believe it or not even enjoy the process with the added bonus of seeing their French flourish. 

Watch the video to learn more

You will be guided step-by-step through the grammar that may have escaped you until now.

Grammar isn't just a bunch of rules - it's a fascinating journey into history, culture and parallel times. 📜

You will probably even develop a taste for it. You are actually going to have fun. 🤪

• 'I love, love, love her class!!! Everything became simple and clear with her manner of teaching by engaging the different senses for learning. What is usually the intimidating French language became truly fun and a real joy to learn. Don't think twice to enroll in her classes if you're keen on progressing in conversational French!' Frances
• 'As a total beginner who did not study French at school this course is absolutely perfect. A balance of basic approaches to learning a new language from scratch through developing a broad vocabulary into the more complex intricacies of French Grammar. Its more than a foundation course and definitely an introduction to real and usable French. You learn to read, write and follow French gradually, without effort, deepening your understanding and interest. Its hard work if you throw yourself into it but totally rewarding. The teacher and her approach is fantastic. You can't fail to get caught up in her enthusiasm, although the fancy dress can be frightening! As Cecile says, to get the best out of the course you have to work hard. It works and it is in fact fun......' James
• 'A big thanks to Cécile, I would say you are incredible. I faced many difficulties in learning french throughout these years but after taking your course, I am able to construct phrases on my own and can communicate with people clearly, especially what have I done in the past. You should do more online courses for students like us. I recommend this course for everyone who are motivated to learn French. I just love your way of teaching. And thanks a lot.' Ranjitha

The reason I start with one of the past tenses is for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because when we chit chat we often tell people what we have done - not what we're doing right now as that's fairly obvious. Secondly, for those of you who have done French before you will probably be able to get by in the present tense so starting here is more useful. 

If you don't 'get' grammar forget this bit (it will make sense once you've done the course). We are covering the present perfect using avoir with regular verbs. We will also cover useful adverbs, adjectives and you will hear how some of the phrases are said when spoken at speed. 🚄

Whatever your level you will come out the other side of this course with your French enriched. 

What you get:

• Over 2.5 hours of video in total (you can revisit them as often as you need to) 📹
• Written summaries (you don't even have to lift a pen if you don't want to) 📄
• Practice questions with the answers (to see what you've remembered and where the gaps are) ✍🏾
• French songs (with lyrics and translations - powerful way to learn) 🎶
• Games (to make learning fun - it's not just kids who benefit from playing!) 🎲

Get the course and learn that there is nothing so complicated that it cannot be broken down into attainable steps. 👣

Here you'll be stepping back in time to learn how to say what you have done - great for boring all those you meet with your life story. And when I was two....or was it when I was three? Mmm....I think it was three, anyhow where was I?...

Come and join me for the rollercoaster ride🎢  that is language learning - it can be terrifying, difficult, confusing but the rewards of being able to understand that couple arguing on the café table next to yours or finding yourself blurting out some French and wondering where on earth it came from are thrilling to say the least. Start here by diving into the past. I really look forward to teaching you everyday French.

I hope you're chomping at the bit because I am! 

On your marks, get set....allons-y - Let's go! 🎉

Nerdy regular French verbs we're coming to get to know you! 

CécileBB :-)