Faire (to make or to do) is one of the most basic verbs in the French language, and it is used in a large number of expressions and idioms. Margaux and Manon give us some colorful examples of the uses of faire in this video.

Nelly will help you learn French prepositions in no time using a very simple mnemonic device. Mastering these little words is crucial for improving your French!

In part two, Nelly gives us some more examples where a liaison never takes place.

Nelly will tell you which liaisons are forbidden—grammatically, that is. If you want to perfect your French pronunciation, avoid making a liaison in the cases she mentions.

How do you choose between the imperfect and the compound past tense? Nelly explains it all to you and even shares a secret trick for distinguishing them.

Nelly explains three more essential tenses: the pluperfect, the simple future, and the near future. Don't worry, she saves the easiest for last!

Nelly goes over the six essential verb tenses in French, starting with the present, compound past, and imperfect. Though there are plenty of exceptions, the conjugation rules are a lot simpler than you might think!

Nelly goes over some of the most common French acronyms and abbreviations used in text messages, on social media, and in professional settings. Don't miss this one, SVP!

Nelly breaks down a complicated subject, compound relative pronouns (duquel, auxquelles, etc.), using easy-to-follow examples. Learning these will help you avoid repeating yourself!

In the second part of her video, Nelly focuses on verbs that are followed by the preposition de as well as verbs that don't take any preposition.

Do you know which verbs go with the preposition à and which ones go with the preposition de? Nelly will give you a list of some very useful verbs to get you started. As there are no set rules, these verbs must be memorized along with the preposition that goes with them.

Sophie notices a common mistake French people often make called a pleonasm, or redundancy. Do you "plan ahead" or do you just "plan"?

Acelya shares with us her very interesting career path, beginning all the way in middle school! She had a unique opportunity to enroll in a work-study program in college that led to her becoming a salaried employee.

Patrice and Sophie discuss homonyms, words that sound the same but have totally different meanings, something of a nightmare for French learners. Learn the difference between the same-sounding words verre, vers, ver, vert, and vair.

As temperatures warm up with spring, Sophie and Olivier don't know what to wear anymore. It's freezing in the morning and hot in the afternoon. Sophie may have found a solution... What do you think?