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Confusing French Pairs Tests

French has quite a few word pairs or groups that both/all translate to the same word in English. These quizzes can help you make sure you know the difference between them.

Confusing French Pairs Quiz

How well do you understand the difference between confusing French pairs like savoir/connaître, tu/vous, and passé composé/imparfait? This automatic-scoring quiz will ask up to 200 questions on 20 different confusing French topics to help you pinpoint your most common mistakes.

Accent Homographs

Word pairs spelled the same, one with an accent and one without, mean very different things.

Amener, Emmener, Apporter...

Prove your ability to distinguish between these verbs by taking this quiz.

Après vs Derrière

After you look over the lesson, check behind you with this quiz to see if you've forgotten anything.

Avant vs Devant

Move forward, but try this quiz first before moving ahead.

To Be (Être, Avoir, or Faire)

Challenge your knowledge of when each of these verb means "to be" with this quiz.

Bon vs Bien, Mauvais vs Mal

Quiz yourself on these confusing pairs of French adjectives and adverbs.

C'est vs Il est

It's important to know the difference between c'est and il est.

Dans vs En

Are you in the zone, on top of your game? Test your knowledge of these prepositions.

De vs Du, De la, Des

Test yourself on prepositions that sometimes require contractions.

Depuis vs Il y a

How long has it been since you've tested yourself on these prepositions?

Encore vs Toujours

Still debating whether to employ Encore or Toujours? Test yourself.

Habiter vs Vivre

No matter where you live, this quiz will tell your score.

Interrogative pronouns (qui vs que)

How firm is your grasp of these pronouns? Check it out by taking this quiz.

To Leave

Choose to stay, and learn if your notions of to leave are true.

To Meet

Are you encountering difficulties with this concept in French? Find out now.

Number expressions

Quiz yourself on several confusing pairs and difficult expressions related to French numbers: second vs deuxième, tiers vs troisième...

Passé composé v Imparfait

See if you can accurately choose between these two verb forms with this quiz.

Quand, Lorsque, Lors de

Do you know the difference between the conjunctions quand and lorsque, the similar-looking expressions lorsque and lors de, and the temporal terms lors de and pendant?

Revenir, Retourner, Rentrer

Do you keep coming back to the question of which of these three verbs to use in a given situation? Test your knowledge.

Savoir vs Connaître

Do you think you understand the difference between these two verbs, or do you know for sure? Test your knowledge.

To Take

Not sure if you know all the nuances of this concept when used in French. Check it out.

To Teach

Learn how strong your abilities are to apply this concept in French.

Temporal prepositions

It is time to find out how well you know these prepositions.

Tout, toute, tous, toutes

Do you know how to use tout as an adverb?

Tu vs Vous - subject pronouns

I formally suggest taking this informal quiz.

Vers vs Envers

Moving towards a full understanding of these two prepositions? Check your knowledge.

Visitor, (to) visit

See how well you can do with this quiz on the verb to visit in French

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