Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses (Practice Makes Perfect Series) (French Edition)

Practice your way to French fluency "Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses" goes beyond other verb books to coach you in when and why verb tenses are used. You will find clear and concise explanations that pinpoint why specific tenses work in given situations as well as tons of engaging examples and numerous skill-building exercises. Combine those features with the renowned Practice Makes Perfect format and you have the ideal reference/workbook to learn to speak andwrite French with fluency. Inside you'll find: Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical pointA variety of exercises for practice with an answer key for instant feedback and referencePractical and high-frequency vocabulary used throughout Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 10 Useful grammatical terminology for verbs......Page 12 A few remarks about French pronunciation......Page 16 I: The Present Tense......Page 22 The conjugation of regular -er verbs......Page 24 The conjugation of -er verbs with spelling changes......Page 30 The conjugation of regular -ir verbs......Page 36 The conjugation of regular -re verbs......Page 37 Asking questions......Page 40 Verbs and their objects......Page 46 The conjugation of irregular verbs......Page 54 The uses of the present tense......Page 65 Special uses of aller and venir......Page 69 Savoir and connaître......Page 71 Exercices de révision......Page 75 Idioms with avoir, faire, être, aller, vouloir, and prendre......Page 76 Plaire (à)......Page 86 Weather verbs......Page 88 The impersonal use of avoir......Page 89 Other impersonal expressions......Page 91 The present tense of reflexive verbs......Page 94 Common French reflexive verbs and their use......Page 95 Exercices de révision......Page 102 Reflexive and non-reflexive use......Page 104 The use of the reflexive pronoun to indicate reciprocal action......Page 108 Reflexive constructions with a passive meaning......Page 109 II: The Past Tenses......Page 112 The formation of the passé composé......Page 114 The passé composé of verbs conjugated with avoir......Page 115 The passé composé of verbs conjugated with être......Page 121 Verbs that can be conjugated with être or avoir......Page 123 The passé composé of reflexive verbs......Page 124 Exercices de révision......Page 128 The uses of the passé composé......Page 129 The formation of the imperfect tense......Page 136 The uses of the imperfect tense......Page 139 The uses of the passé composé and imperfect tense contrasted......Page 147 The formation of the pluperfect tense......Page 156 The uses of the pluperfect tense......Page 157 The formation of the passé simple......Page 164 The uses of the passé simple......Page 168 III: The Future Tenses, The Conditional, and The Subjunctive......Page 172 The formation of the simple future......Page 174 The uses of the simple future......Page 179 The close future (le futur proche)......Page 183 The formation of the future perfect......Page 185 The uses of the future perfect......Page 186 The formation of the present conditional......Page 190 The uses of the present conditional......Page 193 The formation of the past conditional......Page 200 The uses of the past conditional......Page 202 Tense sequences in conditional sentences......Page 205 11 The subjunctive......Page 210 The present subjunctive of regular verbs......Page 211 The present subjunctive of irregular verbs......Page 214 The past subjunctive......Page 222 The uses of the subjunctive......Page 224 Exercices de révision......Page 252 The use of the subjunctive in the main clause......Page 255 IV: The Infinitive, The Imperative, The Present Participle and Gerund, and The Passive Voice......Page 256 The formation of the infinitives......Page 258 The uses of the infinitive......Page 260 Faire + infinitive (causative faire)......Page 267 Verb + de quoi (something, enough) + infinitive......Page 269 Exercices de révision......Page 274 Regular forms of the imperative......Page 284 The negative imperative......Page 285 Irregular forms of the imperative......Page 286 The position of object pronouns with the imperative......Page 288 The imperative of reflexive verbs......Page 291 The formation of the present participle......Page 294 The uses of the present participle......Page 296 The gerund and its uses......Page 298 The formation of the passive voice......Page 304 The uses of the passive voice......Page 309 Review exercises......Page 316 Appendix A: Numbers, dates, time......Page 354 Appendix B: Verb tables......Page 358 A......Page 384 C......Page 385 E......Page 387 F......Page 388 I......Page 389 M......Page 390 P......Page 391 S......Page 393 T......Page 394 Y......Page 395 B......Page 396 C......Page 397 D......Page 398 F......Page 399 H......Page 400 L......Page 401 M......Page 402 P......Page 403 S......Page 404 T......Page 406 Y......Page 407 Answer key......Page 408

Go Beyond Conjugation and Learn the Right Verb Tenses for Speaking and Writing in French

If you’re looking for help memorizing French verb conjugations, any French verb book will do. But if you are interested in becoming fluent, you’ll need to learn

how these building blocks are used in everyday, natural language. That’s where Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses comes in.

The ideal reference and workbook for beginning to intermediate French learners, Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses shows you when and why to use

certain verb tenses and gives you plenty of examples, increasing your confidence in choosing the right word.

This updated second edition of Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses lets you:

• Learn when and why to use different verb tenses
• Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics
• Build your verb skills using more than 300 engaging exercises

With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and the proven Practice Makes Perfect format, you will learn to master French in

no time at all.

Go Beyond Conjugation and Learn the Right Verb Tenses for Speaking and Writing in French If you're looking for help memorizing French verb conjugations, any French verb book will do. But if you are interested in becoming fluent, you'll need to learn how these building blocks are used in everyday, natural language. That's where Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses comes in. The ideal reference and workbook for beginning to intermediate French learners, Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses shows you when and why to use certain verb tenses and gives you plenty of examples, increasing your confidence in choosing the right word. This updated second edition of Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses lets you: Learn when and why to use different verb tenses Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics Build your verb skills using more than 300 engaging exercises With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and the proven Practice Makes Perfect format, you will learn to master French in no time at all. Describing an array of fully conjugated verbs, 'French Verb Tenses' contains clear and concise explanations that pinpoint why specific tenses work in given situations, as well as providing many examples and skill-building exercises Suitable for beginning to intermediate French learners, this title shows them when and why to use certain verb tenses and gives them plenty of examples to increase their confidence in choosing the right word.