Start with a task you want to do: introduce yourself, describe your day or ask for something. Work on vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and verb forms together. A fixed number of verbs or study hours does not establish fluency.
Choose, understand, practise, use, review
- Choose useful verbs. Browse the frequent-verb reference and add words you need personally. It is a starting list, not a complete syllabus.
- Understand a pattern. Open the ER-verb explanation, compare parler → parl- → parlons, then check another person in the conjugator.
- Try it without the answer. Use free typed practice. Check the correction and distinguish a stem, ending or auxiliary error.
- Express a meaning. Write or say a personal sentence. For past stories, compare passé composé and imparfait rather than relying only on a time word.
- Review after a gap. The session guide gives a worked example; the memory hub provides mnemonic ideas and a recall exercise.
How a conjugated form is built
Start with the infinitive, choose the subject and the tense, then find the appropriate stem and ending. In the présent, parler gives tu parl-es; the regular second-group verb finir gives nous fin-issons. But partir gives nous part-ons: an infinitive ending in -ir does not automatically belong to the regular second group. Check irregular forms rather than applying one rule to every verb.
Adapt the route to your goal
Use the tense-priority guide for conversation, reading or writing. Add comprehensible audio and texts, and get feedback on real exchanges when possible. Recognition, written recall and speaking are related but different tasks.
The study-budget planner fits hours you choose into your schedule; it does not predict a CEFR level. For exams, consult the exam references and the awarding body's current tasks and criteria.
Where Bonjour Verbs fits
Bonjour Verbs is a focused verb-learning app, not a complete French course. Présent practice is free; Pro unlocks the other tenses and Smart Quiz. The full verb library is available for reference, and an account is optional. Use the tool overview to compare roles, not as a measured ranking of learning effectiveness.