Il y a, dans, en, depuis, pour, pendant: this lesson looks at what each one means, when to use it, and why English “for” and “in” don’t always translate directly into French. You’ll also learn how depuis works when something started in the past and is still going on.

Here it is: the subjunctive. We start with how to form it, using the regular pattern and the seven main irregular verbs in the course.

Forming the subjunctive is one part of the job. This lesson covers when French actually uses it, including expressions of necessity, desire, doubt, fear, judgment, and purpose, plus the cases where French uses the indicative or an infinitive instead.

A personality quiz built around everyday situations where the truth is inconvenient, from an ugly engagement ring to a friend’s wedding outfit. The focus is colloquial French, tone, and the kind of phrasing people use in awkward social situations.

The past subjunctive is used when the action inside the subjunctive happened earlier. You’ll learn how to form it with avoir or être and look at time expressions that do, and don’t, trigger the subjunctive.

Relative pronouns let you connect ideas without starting a new sentence every time. You’ll work with qui, que, où, and dont, including the structures with de that make dont especially useful.

A quiz built around three very different figures in French popular music: Johnny Hallyday, Claude François, and Joey Starr. Along the way, you’ll pick up colloquial language, slang, and some cultural context around the music.

Compound relative pronouns come in when a preposition is part of the structure. You’ll work with lequel, laquelle, lesquels, and lesquelles, plus contractions like auquel and duquel, and learn how to choose the right form.

A tour of the thirteen regions of metropolitan France, their capitals, and what each is known for, from food and landscapes to local traditions and history. You’ll finish with a short presentation in French on the region of your choice.

Le petit bac is a French word game played in teams against the clock. The categories pull from vocabulary, verbs, geography, and culture, turning the final lesson into a fast-paced review of a wide range of French.

You’ll have access to make-up videos in your Student Portal. Each video becomes available at the scheduled time of the class you miss and covers the same lesson material, so you can easily catch up and stay on track. Please note that these are archived lesson recordings, not recordings of your specific class.

Because our classes are small, fixed groups, we reserve your spot for the entire course and may not be able to fill it if you drop out. That's why your options for changing your class depend on how far in advance you let us know:

• 30+ days before class starts: Request a full refund or transfer to another Signature Class at no cost.
• 15–29 days before class starts: Request the full value of your registration in store credit.
• Less than 15 days before class starts, or after the class has begun: Your registration is final, and refunds, credits, and transfers aren't available.

Signature Classes have a capacity of 10–12 students per group, with groups ranging from 4–12 students depending on enrollment.

Keep the momentum going! After finishing your Signature Class, we recommend taking at least 5 Conversation Labs at the level you just completed to practice and solidify what you’ve learned.

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