Practice Makes Perfect Complete French Grammar

by Heminway, Annie

• ISBN13: 9780071787819
• ISBN10: 007178781X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Build your confidence in your French skills with practice, practice, practice! From present tense regular verbs to double object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all those aspects of French grammar that you might find a little intimidating or hard to remember. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammarfocuses on the practical aspects of French as it's really spoken, so you are not bogged down by unnecessary technicalities. Each unit features crystal-clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of engaging exercises in a variety of formats--including multiple choice, fill-in sentences and passages, sentence rewrites, and creative writing--perfect for whatever your learning style. Whenever possible, explanations include comparisons you to understand the basic logic behind the rules and to remember correct usage. This new edition includes: Time-saving vocabulary panels that eliminate having to look words up Advice on how to avoid common mistakes A detailed answer key for quick, easy progress checks Offering a winning formula for getting a handle on French grammar right away, Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammaryour ultimate resource for learning to speak French the way the native speakers do.

Table of Contents

1. The Present Tense of Regular –er Verbs
2. The Present of –ir and –re Verbs
3. To Be and To Have
4. More Irregular Verbs
5. Devoir and Its Many Facets
6. Pronominal Verbs
7. The Passe Compose
8. The Imparfait
9. The Simple Future and the Futur Anterieur
10. The Plus-que-Parfait
11. The Present Conditional and the Past Conditional
12. Could, Would, Should
13. The Present Subjunctive and the Past Subjunctive
14. The Infinitive Mood
15. The Present Participle and the Gerund
16. The Passé Simple
17. The Passive Voice
18. Indirect Speech
19. The Imperative Mood
20. Articles and Nouns
21. All the Pronouns
22. Adjectives and Comparisons
23. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
24. Relative Pronouns
25. Adverbs and Expressions of Time, Frequency, and Location
26. Numbers
27. Pot Pourri
Verb Tables
Glossary
Answer Key