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French Verb Workbook » (Workbook)

Authors: Jeffrey T. Chamberlain Ph.D., Lara Finklea
ISBN-13: 9780764132414, ISBN-10: 0764132415
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2006
Edition: Workbook

(back cover)
French Verb Workbook

An ideal supplementary text for high school and college-level courses

Focus is on verbs and correct verb usage

Chapters for each tense, and for commands, passive voice, and non-finite verb forms

Verbs presented with conjugation rules

Exemplary verb forms shown in contrasting typeface

Helpful learning features include crossword puzzles, exercises, and topic reviews

	Introduction	v
	How to Use This Book	vi
	Pronunciation Guide	vii
Part 1	The Present Indicative
	Verbs and the Present Tense: an Overview	1
1	The Present Indicative of Regular Verbs	5
2	Irregular Verbs	21
3	Pronominal Verbs	33
4	Special Constructions	41
5	Asking Questions	57
Part 2	The Past Indicative Tenses
	The Past: an Overview	65
6	Le Passe Compose	67
7	L'Imparfait	81
8	Using the Passe Compose and the Imparfait	89
9	Le Plus-que-parfait	95
10	The Literary Past Tenses: le Passe Simple, le Passe Anterieur	101
Part 3	The Future and Conditional Tenses
	The Future and the Conditional: an Overview	109
11	Le Futur	111
12	Le Futur Anterieur	119
13	Le Conditionnel	127
14	Le Conditionnel Passe	135
15	Conditional Sentences	141
Part 4	The Subjunctive Tenses
	The Subjunctive: an Overview	149
16	Le Present du Subjonctif	151
17	Le Passe du Subjonctif	165
18	The Literary Subjunctive Tenses: l'Imparfait du Subjonctif, le Plus-que-parfait du Subjonctif	171
Part 5	Additional Topics
	Additional Topics: an Overview	179
19	L'imperatif	181
20	The Passive Voice, Negation, and Infinitive Constructions	191
	Appendix
	A Summary of Tenses	203
	Proverbs and Expressions	205
	For More Practice	207
	Answers
	Answers to Chapter Exercises	245
	Answers to Proverbs and Expressions	298
	Answers to For More Practice	299
	French-English Glossary	327
	English-French Glossary	335