To provide a concise and systematic review of the essential elements of first-year French and an overview of French culture, along with a wealth of varied practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition is designed to strengthen students' skills and prepare them for proficiency testing.

Part One Verb Structures

Present Tense of -34 Verbs

3

(13)

Present Tense of -ir Verbs

16

(9)

Present Tense of -re Verbs

25

(8)

Spelling Changes in Certain -34 Verbs

33

(11)

Verbs Irregular in the Present Tense

44

(21)

Imperative

65

(12)

Passe compose of Regular avoid Verbs

77

(12)

Verbs Irregular in the passe compose

89

(12)

Passe compose of etre Verbs

101

(8)

Imperfect Tense

109

(16)

Future Tense

125

(13)

Reflexive Verbs

138

(11)

Negation

149

(14)

Part Two Noun Structures; Pronoun Structures; Prepositions

Definite Article and Nouns

163

(14)

Indefinite and Partitive Articles

177

(16)

Subject Pronouns

193

(7)

Object Pronouns

200

(22)

Stress Pronouns

222

(7)

Relative Pronouns

229

(7)

Prepositions

236

(21)

Part Three Adjective / Adverb and Related Structures

Adjectives

257

(18)

Adverbs

275

(10)

Numbers

285

(18)

Time and Dates

303

(17)

Interrogatives and Exclamations

320

(13)

Possession

333

(11)

Demonstrative Adjectives

344

(9)

Part Four Word Study

Antonyms and Synonyms

353

(12)

Topical Vocabulary

365

(32)

Part Five French Civilization

The French Language

397

(4)

Geography of France

401

(5)

Provinces

406

(3)

Paris

409

(6)

Other Cities

415

(3)

History of France

418

(8)

Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce

426

(6)

Daily Living

432

(3)

Literature

435

(4)

The Arts

439

(5)

The Sciences

444

(3)

Civilization Quiz

447

(17)

Part Six Comprehensive Testing

Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing

Speaking: Oral Communication Tasks

453

(1)

Listening Comprehension

453

(93)

Reading Comprehension

546

Writing

461

(3)

Appendix

464

(8)

French-English Vocabulary

472

(20)

English-French Vocabulary

492

(8)

Index

500

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