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French has many sounds that are similar—or identical—to one another, meaning that it’s easy to get mixed up with spelling.

That’s why we’ve created a new pages all about common French sounds and how to write them.

For Lingolia Plus users, there are 6 brand new exercises:

• Le son [ã]
• Le son [ɛ̃]
• Le son [o]
• Le son [s]
• Les sons [g] et [ʒ]
• Les sons [e] et [ε]

Check it out today!

Perfect your Spanish writing with some new info all about advanced Spanish punctuation.

Our new pages have guides on when to use:

• Full Stops
• Colons
• Semicolons
• Ellipsis
• Apostrophes
• Brackets
• Em dahses
• Hyphens
• Slashes

Check it out today!

The word hay is one of the most useful words in Spanish.

That’s why we’ve added two brand new Lingolia Plus exercises just for beginners where you can practise using hay in Spanish:

• Oraciones impersonales – hay (1)
• Oraciones impersonales – hay (2)

Check them out today!

Feeling overwhelmed by irregular verbs in Spanish? Lingolia is here to help!

We’ve added 17 new exercises all about irregular verbs in the present tense for levels A1–A2:

• Presente – ser (presentarse)
• Presente – verbo ser (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbo estar (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbo ir (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbo tener (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbo venir (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbos que añaden una y o una z (1) y (2)
• Presente – verbos con cambio de raíz (dar, saber, ver)
• Presente – verbos terminados en -cer, -gir, -guir, -quir
• Presente – verbos que añaden una g en la primera persona (1) y (2) 

Check them out today!

Participles and gerunds are essential building blocks of French grammar – and our new page covers them all in one place.

You'll find a clear overview of:

• The three types of participle – présent, passé, and composé
• The two gerund forms – présent and passé

For each form, you’ll learn what it looks like, how it’s built, and how it’s used in real French sentences. You can then go deeper with links to dedicated pages and practice exercises to test what you’ve learnt.

Bon apprentissage – happy learning!

Discover our new overview page on adjectives in French! Adjectives are words that go with a noun to describe it or give more information about it, but there’s more to them than you might expect.

We cover everything from the different types of adjectives to how their endings change depending on gender and number. You’ll also learn how to compare adjectives and where to place them in a sentence – before or after the noun.

You’ll find links to all the related pages, each with plenty of practice exercises to help you master this topic.

Bonne étude – enjoy the journey!

Discover our new overview page on adverbs in French! Adverbs can describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even entire sentences. We explain how to avoid confusing them with adjectives, how to form them and how to position them in a sentence – and much more.

You’ll also find links to all the related pages, which include lots of practice exercises to help you explore this grammar topic in depth.

Amuse-toi bien – have fun!

Nouns are one of the building blocks of any sentence in French. But do you know the difference between a common noun and a proper noun? Or between countable and uncountable nouns? If these sound unfamiliar, don’t worry – this page has you covered!

We’ve put together a complete guide to French nouns, packed with clear explanations, useful links and lots of practice exercises to help you feel confident. Here’s a selection:

• nom commun ou propre ? (1)
• genre (1)
• nombre (1)
• nom animé ou inanimé ? (1)
• comptable ou non comptable ? (1)

Amuse-toi bien – have fun!

French pronouns and determiners are more varied than you might expect – from possessive determiners like mon, ton, and tes, to adverbial pronouns like y and en.

On our new overview page, you’ll find clear explanations alongside a fresh set of exercises, covering everything from the basics up to B2 level. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your knowledge, there’s something here for you!

• pronoms (1)
• pronom ou déterminant ? (1)
• pronoms (2)
• pronom ou déterminant ? (2)
• pronoms (3)
• pronom (tous)
• vrai ou faux ? (1 & 2)

Bon apprentissage – happy learning!

Whether it’s a simple or complex sentence, affirmative or interrogative, our new overview page on sentence structures in French has everything you need.

From clear explanations and helpful links to exercises for every level – find everything one place to build your grammar confidence. Here’s a selection of the practice exercises:

• phrase affirmative (1)
• COD ou COI (1)
• type de phrase (1)
• phrase simple ou complexe ? (1)
• phrase simple ou complexe ? (2)
• phrase interrogative (1)
• phrase négative simple ou complexe ? (1)
• discours indirect (1)
• propositions (1)
• proposition subordonnée (1)

Amuse-toi bien – have fun!

You can now find an overview of all the French indicative tenses and their conjugations in one place!

From the present, the past tense and imperfect to the recent past, simple future and pluperfect, you’ll get clear, practical explanations and quick links to each tense.

On our How to Conjugate Verbs in French page, you’ll also find plenty of exercises for levels A1 to B2 to help you practise, revise and remember the forms and their usage.

Bon apprentissage – happy learning!

Learn everything you need to know about complex negation in French!

Do you know the expression Cela n’a ni queue ni tête? The structure ne…ni…ni… lets you express negation in a different way from the simple form ne…pas. Sometimes ne also appears on its own in a sentence, or in other expressions such as ne…guère or ne serait‑ce que.

To explore all the features of complex negation, read our article and then put your knowledge to the test with our online exercises. Here’s a selection:

• ne… ni… ni… (1)
• ne… ni… ni… (2)
• simple ou complexe ? (1)
• simple ou complexe ? (2)
• ne… ni… ni ne…
• inversion
• vraie négation ou « ne » explétif ? (1)

Ne perds pas de temps pour améliorer ton français, amuse-toi bien !

It’s that time of year again – the Lingolia vocabulary calendar for 2026 is here! 

Each month you can learn 10 words related to this year’s calendar topics of sport, clothes and travel – perfect for learners who love small study moments.

The 2026 calendar is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Esperanto.

Download your calendar for free today!

We’ve just published a brand-new page dedicated to simple negative sentences in French. Find out how negatives work in simple and compound tenses, how to place pronouns correctly, and where to put adverbs.

At the bottom of the page, you’ll find plenty of new exercises for levels A2 to B1 to put your knowledge to the test. Here’s a selection:

• exercices généraux
• temps verbaux simples (ne … pas) (1)
• temps verbaux composés (ne … pas) (1)
• temps verbaux simples et composés (ne … pas) (1)
• de ou d’ ?
• adverbes
• questions (1)

Amuse-toi bien – have fun!

Great news! We’ve just updated our article about the gerund in French (le gérondif), adding lots of new information and a whole section about the past gerund.

Of course, you can also test your knowledge with fresh exercises from levels A2 to C1.

Click on this text box to go to the article and all the brand new exercises – happy learning!

Having a Lingolia Plus account means that you never run out of materials to practise your language skills!

We’ve just added lots of new exercises for advanced French learners all about the future perfect (le futur antérieur).

• tableau de conjugaison (verbes pronominaux) (1)
• tableau de conjugaison (verbes pronominaux) (2)
• avoir (verbes en -re)
• avoir (verbes en -ir)
• avoir (tous les verbes) (2)
• être (verbes en -er)
• être (verbes en -re)
• être (verbes en -ir)
• être (verbes pronominaux) (2)
• être (tous les verbes) (2)
• être ou avoir ? (1)
• être ou avoir ? (3)
• questions (1)
• questions (2)
• un futur idéal
• un voyage autour du monde
• une lettre cachée dans le jardin

Amuse-toi bien – have fun!

We’re always adding new material for our Lingolia Plus users so you can keep making progress on your language journey!

There are now even more exercises for beginner, intermediate and advanced French learners all about the near future (le futur proche).

• futur proche ou verbe aller seul ? (2)
• aller (3)
• négation (4)
• partir en vacances
• anniversaire
• infinitif, présent ou futur ? (2)
• adverbes de temps + négation (1)
• adverbes de temps + négation (2)
• adverbes de modalité + négation (1)
• adverbes de modalité + négation (2)
• position de l’adverbe (1)
• position de l’adverbe (2)
• monologue interne

Check them out and happy learning!

Here at Lingolia we’re dedicated to providing our Plus users with new content so you can keep hitting those language goals!

That’s why we’ve just dropped 6 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for advanced French learners all about the perfect participle (le participe composé).

• Participe composé – formes irrégulières (1), (2) et (3)
• Participe composé – être ou avoir ? (1) et (2)
• Participe composé – reconnaître les erreurs

Relève le défi sans attendre !

Some more great news for all you advanced French learners. We’ve just published some more Lingolia Plus grammar exercises about indirect questions in French.

• • L’interrogation indirecte – formation (2)
  • L’interrogation indirecte – transformation interrogation directe/indirecte (1)
  • L’interrogation indirecte – structure (2)
  • L’interrogation indirecte – structure (3)

À découvrir dès aujourd’hui !

Shout out to all you advanced French learners. We’ve just published some new Lingolia Plus grammar exercises for levels B2+ about the participe présent in French.

• Propositions subordonnées circonstancielles (1)
• Propositions subordonnées circonstancielles (1)
• Texte B2
• Variable ou invariable (2)
• Texte C1

À découvrir dès aujourd’hui !

For all you French learners, we’ve got some brand new Lingolia Plus grammar exercises about the topic of asking questions and indirect questions in French.

The new exercises cover questions from beginner to advanced level:

• Est-ce que + mot interrogatif (1)
• Inversion du sujet (2)
• Interrogation totale
• L'interrogation partielle (3)
• Interrogation indirecte (2)
• Interrogation négative
• Est-ce que + mot interrogatif (2)
• L‘ordre des mots
• Types et formes mixtes

Check them out today and deepen your knowledge about questions in French!

Get free German reading and listening practice with 2 brand new comprehension exercises for levels B1 and A2:

• Goldene Hochzeit
• Flohmarkt im Garten

Check them out today and viel Spaß beim Lernen!

English learners, hope you’re hungry! There are two new food-themed listening comprehension exercises waiting for you over in our listening comprehension section:

• Fruit Salad & a Pinch of Creativity
• Each to their Own

Check them out today!

New month, new content! Today we have 8 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises all about the topic of the infinitive in French:

• Exercise 2: formes (2)
• Exercise 3: formes (3)
• Exercise 4: constructions verbales (1)
• Exercise 5: infinitif ou passé composé ? (1)
• Exercise 6: infinitif ou passé composé ? (2)
• Exercise 11: avec ou sans préposition (1)
• Exercise 12: avec ou sans préposition (2)
• Exercise 13: avec ou sans préposition (3)

Check them out today!

English learners – there are three new listening comprehension exercises waiting for you in our listening section!

There are two exercises for A2 level and one for B2 level:

• Winter Sports
• In the Shoe Cupboard
• A Sign from the Universe

Check them out today!

Want to elevate your written Spanish? Then our new Spanish Writing School section is here to help!

With pages on Accent Rules and Punctuation Marks, there’s plenty of content to help you improve your Spanish texts.

Lingolia Plus users: the Accent Rules page also features 14 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for levels A2–B2!

Check it out today!

Advanced German learners—are you looking for a challenging topic to get your teeth into?

Then check out our newly updated page all about Participle Clauses in German Grammar. Learn how to vary your written language by using participles to create more elegant sentences.

Lingolia Plus users: you can practise in 11 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for C1 level.

Check it out today!

English learners—we’ve just added two new comprehension exercises over in our listening and reading section!

There’s one new reading comprehension exercise for B1 level and one new listening comprehension exercise for A2 level:

• Wedding Anniversary (B1)
• Front Garden Flea Market (A2)

Check them out today!

German learners—Christmas has come early for you!

We’ve just released a massive update to our section on Prepositions in German grammar:

• 4 new subpages covering each type of preposition individually
• 2 searchable lists of prepositions with example sentences
• 40 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for levels A1 all the way through to C1

Check it out today!

It’s that time of year again—the Lingolia vocabulary calendar for 2025 has just dropped!

12 months of the year; 12 handy vocab lists: our free calendar is a must-have for any language learner.

Each month you can learn 10 words related to this year’s calendar topics of sport, clothes and travel.

Available in English, German, French Spanish and Esperanto.

Download your calendar for free today!

Have you ever mixed up the verbs haber and estar in Spanish? Us too! That’s why we’ve created a brand new page explaining the difference between haber and estar!

Lingolia Plus users can practise the difference in 3 brand new exercises for levels A2–B1:

• haber/estar – seleccionar
• haber/estar – completar
• haber/estar – Texto: La playa de las Teresitas

Head over to the Confusing Words section to check it out!

Brand new week, brand new topic!

We’ve just dropped a new page all about Quantifiers in Spanish grammar.

It builds on the information from the old indefinite pronouns page and covers all those tricky little words like ninguno, cualquiera, demasiado, bastante and many more! Tonnes of info and matching examples means you’ll be able to conquer the quantifiers in no time.

Lingolia Plus users: be sure to try out the 20 brand new exercises that go with this topic.

Check it out today!

Another day and another Spanish update for you!

This time it’s our page all about Conditional Sentences in Spanish grammar. The information and examples have had an overhaul and there are five new Lingolia Plus exercises for levels B2–C1 for you discover:

• Exercise 8: Oraciones condicionales – irreales (3)
• Exercise 11: Oraciones condicionales – potenciales vs. irreales (2)
• Exercise 14: Oraciones condicionales – irreales (4)
• Exercise 15: Oraciones condicionales – irreales (5)
• Exercise 16: Oraciones condicionales – irreales (6)

Check them out today!

Long time, no updates! But not to worry, we’re back at it with new content for you on this fine Monday morning.

Our page all about Conjunctions in Spanish Grammar has had an update! Not only have we overhauled the info, we’ve also added three new Lingolia Plus exercises for level B1 (with translations, of course):

• Exercise 5: Conjunciones – Unir oraciones
• Exercise 10: Conjunciones – Subordinantes (1)
• Exercise 11: Conjunciones – Subordinantes (2)

Check it out today!

Hey Lingolia Plus Spanish users—¿Qué tal va tu verano? ¡El nuestro va estupendamente! 

Fancying practising and perfecting your possessives? We’ve just dropped six brand new exercises all about Possessives in Spanish grammar to help you do just that!

The following exercises are now available and cover levels A2–B1:

• Los posesivos – posesivo + sustantivo (7)
• Los posesivos – ¿artículo o posesivo? (1)
• Los posesivos – ¿artículo o posesivo? (2)
• Los posesivos – pronombres posesivos (5)
• Los posesivos – pronombres posesivos: lo mío, lo tuyo…
• Los posesivos – varios (diálogo)

Check them out today!

Dive deep into Demonstratives in Spanish grammar with five brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for levels A1–B1:

• Los demostrativos – presentar a alguien
• Los demostrativos – proximidad espacial
• Los demostrativos – proximidad temporal
• Los demostrativos – esto/eso/aquello
• Los demostrativos – Texto: Hacer cima en tres etapas

Check them out today!

Lingolia Plus Spanish users, we’re spoiling you this week!

We’ve just added four brand new exercises all about Spanish Reflexive Pronouns.

The following exercises are now available and cover levels A1–B1.

• Pronombres reflexivos – posición de los pronombres reflexivos
• Pronombres reflexivos – presente
• Pronombres reflexivos – Texto: En casa, nadie para quieto
• Pronombres reflexivos – ¿reflexivo o recíproco?

Check them out today!

Here at Lingolia we’re dedicated to providing our Plus users with new content so you can keep hitting those language goals!

That’s why we’ve just dropped 22 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises all about Spanish Personal Pronouns. They cover levels A1 right through to B2, so you can keep practising those pronouns even as your level improves!

The following exercises are now available:

• Pronombres personales – sujeto (4)
• Pronombres personales – sujeto (5)
• Pronombres personales – sujeto (diálogo)
• Pronombres personales – sujeto (usted, ustedes, vos)
• Pronombres personales – uso u omisión
• Pronombres personales – preposicional (4)
• Pronombres personales – preposicional: entre/según
• Pronombres personales – preposicional: con
• Pronombres personales – preposicional: pronombre sí
• Pronombres personales – Texto: Llegando al Olimpo
• Pronombres personales – complemento indirecto (3)
• Pronombres personales – complemento  indirecto (4)
• Pronombres personales – posición del pronombre de CI (1)
• Pronombres personales – posición del pronombre de CI (2)
• Pronombres personales – complemento directo (3)
• Pronombres personales – complemento directo (4)
• Pronombres personales – complemento directo (diálogo) 
• Pronombres personales – posición del pronombre de CD (1)
• Pronombres personales – posición del pronombre de CD (2)
• Pronombres personales – complemento directo e indirecto (3)
• Pronombres personales – posición de los pronombres de CD y CI
• Pronombres personales – CD y CI – Texto: Brujas y meigas

Check them out today!

How do you say put in German? That’s a very simple question, with a slightly complicated answer!

There are actually three translations for put in German: stellen, legen and setzen, and just to make matters more tricky each one comes with a very similar sounding partner verb: stehen, liegen and sitzen.

But not to worry! We’ve expanded our Confusing Words section to cover each verb pair individually as well as all six verbs together, so you know when to use which one.

Lingolia Plus German users can practise these tricky verbs in over 40 brand new Lingolia Plus exercises for levels B1–C1.

• stehen/stellen (10 new exercises)
• liegen/legen (10 new exercises)
• sitzen/setzen (10 new exercises)
• stehen/stellen, liegen/lege, sitzen/setzen (14 new exercises)

Check it out today!