French grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study (A2 - B2)

Question

I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for French that match the following criteria:

• the book or books must be in French, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in French (not English, Spanish, German, ...);
• content should be organised in chapters that first explain a set of grammar rules and then provide a number of exercises that apply these rules;
• there must be an answer key (the answer key may be a separate volume);
• the book must be appropriate for self study (the presence of an answer key is not sufficient; some books of this type are intended for teachers of French).

I am looking for books for the levels A2 - B2. The first three criteria may be easy to fulfil, but the last criterion is essential and it may not be obvious whether a book matches this criterion just by looking at the book cover in an online bookshop. Answers that are based on personal experience using such books would be especially appreciated.

Answer 1

So far, I have found the following books:

• Grégoire, Maïa; Thievenaz Odile: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire. 4th edition. CLE International, 2017. ISBN 978-2-09-038103-0. This is a book for the CEFR levels A2 and B1. There is a separate answer key: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire - Corrigés. 4th edition. CLE International, 2017. ISBN 978-2-09-038104-7.
• Boulares, Michèle; Frerot, Jean-Louis: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau avancé. 2nd ddition. CLE International, 2017. ISBN 978-2-09-038208-2. This is a book for the CEFR levels B1 and B2. There is a separate answer key: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau avancé - Corrigés. 2nd edition. CLE International, 2012. ISBN 978-2090381191.
• Grégoire, Maïa; Kostucki, Alina: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau perfectionnement. CLE International, 2017 (2012). ISBN 978-2-09-038209-9. This is a book for the CEFR levels B2, C1 and C2. There is a separate answer key: Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau perfectionnement - Corrigés. CLE International, 2012. ISBN 978-2-09-035360-0.
• Penfornis, Jean-Luc: Grammaire progressive du français de affaires- Niveau intermédiaire. CLE International. ISBN 978-2-09-038068-2. This book focuses on French for business for the CEFR levels A2 and B1. There is a separate answer key: Grammaire progressive du français des affaires - Niveau intermédiaire. CLE International.
• Boulares, Michèle; Grand-Clement, Odile: Conjugaison progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire. CLE International. ISBN 978-2-09-038215-0. This is a book for the CEFR levels A2 and B1 that focuses on verb conjugations. There is a separate answer key: Conjugaison progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire - Corrigés. CLE International. ISBN 978-2-09-038451-2.