What the learner trains
- Choosing between à and de after verbs and adjectives.
- Using chez, en, dans, and sur correctly in everyday contexts.
- Preposition patterns with geographic names (en France, au Japon, aux États-Unis).
- Fixed expressions and collocations that don't follow logical rules.
What can be configured
- Practice mode: multiple-choice or free-typing.
- Pattern focus: choose a single preposition family or mix all 60 patterns.
- Difficulty: from isolated fill-in-the-blank to full sentence transformations.
Session flow
- Select a pattern set and difficulty level.
- Read the sentence and choose or type the correct preposition.
- Receive immediate correction with the reasoning behind it.
- Weak patterns resurface automatically in the next session.
Why prepositions are hard
French prepositions have no one-to-one translation. The same English word "in" becomes en, dans, or à depending on context. Rote memorisation fails here — only repeated sentence-level exposure builds reliable reflexes. Petit Béret does exactly that: every drill is a real sentence, not an isolated word pair.
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