Grammar · find the error
Spot the Mistake.
MediumEvery sentence has exactly one wrong word — a gender slip, être or avoir, an agreement or a verb form. Read it and tap the mistake.
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How to play
- A short French sentence appears with its English meaning — but one word is wrong.
- The mistake might be the wrong article (le or la), être instead of avoir, an adjective that does not agree, a verb form or a preposition (à, en, au).
- Tap the word you think is the error to see the correction and a one-line rule, and hear the right sentence.
- Find the mistake in eight sentences per round.
French sentences you'll practice
Every sentence in this free French game, with its English translation.
- Le chat est noir The cat is black.
- La maison est grande The house is big.
- Il a douze ans He is twelve years old.
- Elle est française She is French.
- Nous avons un chien We have a dog.
- Je mange une pomme I am eating an apple.
- Les enfants jouent dans le jardin The children play in the garden.
- Tu parles français You speak French.
- Mon père travaille ici My father works here.
- Ma mère est gentille My mother is kind.
- Il est grand He is tall.
- Elle est petite She is small.
- Je vais à Paris I am going to Paris.
- Nous habitons en France We live in France.
- J'aime le café I like coffee.
- Elle aime les fleurs She likes flowers.
- Où est la gare Where is the station?
- Tu as un stylo You have a pen.
- Ils sont contents They are happy.
- Je vais au marché I am going to the market.
- Il fait chaud It is hot.
- Je mange du pain I am eating bread.
- Hier j'ai mangé une pizza Yesterday I ate a pizza.
- Elle est allée au marché She went to the market.
- Nous avons fini le travail We finished the work.
- Ces livres sont intéressants These books are interesting.
- Mes amis habitent à Lyon My friends live in Lyon.
- J'ai des amis français I have French friends.
- Il y a beaucoup de monde There are a lot of people.
- Nous voulons partir demain We want to leave tomorrow.
- Je suis né en juin I was born in June.
- Elle habite chez ses parents She lives with her parents.
- Le livre est sur la table The book is on the table.
- Nous sommes arrivés hier We arrived yesterday.
- Combien coûte ce livre How much does this book cost?
- Il faut manger des légumes You have to eat vegetables.
Questions
What kinds of mistakes are there?
Common learner errors in French: gender (la chat → le chat), être and avoir (il est douze ans → il a douze ans), adjective agreement (elle est petit → petite), verb endings (tu parle → tu parles), the participle after avoir and être, and prepositions (à France → en France).
How does this help?
Spotting errors trains you to notice the small words that carry French grammar, and each answer comes with a one-line rule and the right sentence read aloud by a French voice.
Is it free?
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