March 03rd, 2026

How the Idea for My Book Was Born

Sometimes, the best ideas don’t start with a business plan. They start with a student.
One of my students once told me she wanted to focus almost entirely on verb conjugations. She felt that no matter how much vocabulary she learned, she kept getting stuck when speaking because of irregular verbs. And she was right — French has a lot of them.
Her initial goal was ambitious: she wanted to learn all the conjugations. Every tense. Every form.
But I gently explained that this wasn’t the most efficient approach.
Instead of trying to master everything at once, I suggested we focus on four essential tenses:
– Present
– Passé composé
– Imparfait
– Futur simple

Why? Because with just these four tenses, you can already have real conversations in French. You can talk about what you’re doing now, what you did yesterday, what you used to do, and what you’re going to do next. That covers a huge part of everyday communication.

Once she understood that, our work became much more focused and strategic.
She still wanted everything clearly organized in one place — not scattered across textbooks or different websites. So I started creating structured materials for her.
For each verb, I included clear conjugation charts in those four tenses. Then I added example sentences in each tense to show how the verb works in real context. After that, I asked her to create her own sentences in different tenses and situations. This step was essential. Writing her own examples helped her move from simply recognizing conjugations to actually using them naturally.

What started as a simple document quickly grew. Before I knew it, I had created more than fifty pages of verb charts and practice material.
The content was strong. But the format wasn’t practical.
Studying from a long digital file isn’t ideal. Printing dozens of loose pages isn’t convenient either. The pages get lost, damaged, or disorganized.
That’s when the idea clicked.

Why not turn it into a book?
A structured, organized, practical book.
One place for 100 essential irregular verbs.
Clear conjugations in the four most useful tenses.
Example sentences to guide learners.
A method that helps students actually use the verbs — not just memorize them.
What started as a resource for one student became something much bigger.

Today, the book is available on Amazon and can be found on all Amazon marketplaces worldwide. It is printed locally through Amazon’s print-on-demand service, which means it is produced closer to the buyer for faster and more efficient delivery.
It is also available in Kindle format and included in Kindle Unlimited for readers who prefer a digital version.
Link: https://a.co/d/0hXYE4YM

And it all started with one student who simply wanted everything in one place.