The problem with grammar is that it's intimidating. In all languages, especially in French. I've noticed that most people learn grammar poorly. We focus too much on theory and not enough on practice. There's no point in learning a grammar rule and knowing it by heart if you don't know how to apply it when you speak.
 

So, today I'm going to introduce you to a method to learn grammar with a healthy balance between theory and practice.
 

Theory is necessary. I've never said and will never say otherwise. It's like when you cook something for the first time, you need the recipe the first time to know how to do it. Then, with habit and practice, you'll look at the recipe less and less and you'll know how to do it.
 

It's the same with grammar. You will focus on the theory at first, practice that theory, and train. And you'll practice it gradually with real exercises, and at some point, you won't need that theory anymore.
 

To make sure I fully understand the theory, I do exercises. This allows me to practice and confirm that I have understood correctly. If I make mistakes, I try to understand why I made that mistake and try not to make it again.
 

Now, the most important part is practice. So, I won't practice directly in conversations because I'm not ready. That will come later.
 

First, I'm going to do a very effective practice exercise that I highly recommend you do whenever you learn new vocabulary or a new grammar point. I will make sentences in the present tense in Spanish, example sentences related to my personal experience. The best way to retain something, some information, is to link it to yourself, to your life, or to a memory. It's an ultra-effective exercise to stimulate memory.
 

"Soy profesora de francés. Me siento bien, aunque me siento un poco cansada. Mi gato está a mi lado. Tengo un gato y un perro. Hago mis tareas temprano todos los días. Voy a dar un paseo durante el día. Veo árboles desde mi ventana. Me gusta pasar tiempo en la naturaleza. A mi perro le gusta jugar con una pelota."
 

To reinforce the memorization of these sentences, I will also write them down. It's really personal because I have a visual memory and I need to write to memorize. If you have an auditory memory, I encourage you to record these sentences and listen to them regularly. If you have a kinesthetic memory, and even if you don't have a kinesthetic memory, I recommend saying an action in your target language at the moment you do it: I work, I clean, I cook, etc.
 

And finally, I'm going to do an oral expression that I will send to a Spanish teacher for correction. The instructions are as follows (I read them in French):
 

Use simple sentences in the present tense to talk about your daily activities. Mention: