Grammaire progressive du français

What it actually is

CLE International's series is what most serious French courses actually use, split into débutant (A1), intermédiaire (A2/B1), avancé (B1/B2) and perfectionnement (B2/C2) volumes. The rigid left-explains/right-drills layout makes it genuinely usable for self-study, and answer keys are sold separately (buy them). Entirely in French, so a true beginner may want a bilingual grammar alongside the A1 volume.

What it covers

• Grammar
• Writing
• Reading

Listed for

• French

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