the Ultimate French Review and Practice

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Contents
I Verbs—Basic Forms and Uses
	1 Present Tense
		The Present Tense of Regular -er, -ir, and -re Verbs
		Spelling Changes in the Present Tense of Regular -er Verbs
		First-Conjugation (-er) Verbs with Mute e as the Stem Vowel
		First-Conjugation (-er) Verbs with é as the Stem Vowel
		Uses of the Present Tense
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French The Prefix re-
	2 Present Tense of Irregular Verbs
		Common Irregular Verbs
		Expressions with avoir, être, faire, and prendre
		Irregular Verbs Resembling Regular Verbs
		Other Irregular Verbs
		Verbal Constructions
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French The Verb System in Spoken French
	3 Negative Sentences
		Basic Negative Structures
		Other Negative Structures
		Ne... que
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French Further Uses of ne... que only
	4 Interrogative Sentences
		Question Formation
	5 Imperative
	6 Passé Composé
		Passé Composé with avoir
		Passé Composé with être
		Special Cases
		Agreement of the Past Participle
	7 Imperfect; Imperfect Versus Passé Composé
		The Imperfect Tense
		Uses of the Imperfect Tense: The Imperfect Contrasted with the Passé Composé
		Other Uses of the Imperfect Tense
		Special Meanings of Certain Verbs
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French The Imperfect Tense
	8 Reflexive Verbs
		Conjugation and Use of Reflexive Verbs
		The Infinitive of Reflexive Verbs
		The Passé Composé of Reflexive Verbs
		Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs
		The Imperative of Reflexive Verbs
		Other Reflexive Constructions and Reflexive Verbs
	9 Future and Conditional; Conditional Sentences (1)
		The Future Tense
		Use of the Future After quand and Other Conjunctions
		The Conditional
		Conditional Sentences (1)
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French Pronunciation of the Future and Conditional
	10 Pluperfect, Future Perfect, and Past Conditional; Conditional Sentences (2)
		The Pluperfect (Le plus-que-parfait)
		The Future Perfect (Le futur antérieur)
		The Conditional Perfect (Le conditionnel passé)
		Conditional Sentences (2)
	11 Passé Simple
		Formation and Use of the Passé Simple
		The Passé Simple of Irregular Verbs
	12 Present Participles; Uses of the Infinitive
		The Present Participle
		Uses of the Infiniti e
		Verb + à + Infiniti e
		Verb + de + Infiniti e
		Verb + Object + de + Infiniti e
		Adjective or Noun + Preposition + Infiniti e
		Faire + Infinitie
II Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
	13 Nouns: Gender, Number, and Articles; Uses of Articles
		Gender and Number of Nouns; Definite and Indefinite Articles
		Plural Nouns
		Determining the Gender of Nouns
		Determining the Gender of Nouns (Continued)
		C’est Versus il/elle est
		The Partitive
		Expressions of Quantity
		Uses of Articles
	14 Stressed Pronouns; Subject-Verb Agreement
		Stressed Pronouns—Forms and Usage
		Subject-Verb Agreement with Stressed Pronouns and Other Special Cases
	15 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
		Possession and Possessive Adjectives
		Possessive Pronouns
		Demonstrative Adjectives
		Demonstrative Pronouns
	16 Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns, and Other Question Words
		Interrogative Adjectives
		Interrogative Pronoun lequel
		Interrogative Pronouns who, whom, what, and Other Question Words
	17 Adjectives, Comparatives, and Superlatives
		Gender of Adjectives
		Plural of Adjectives
		Position of Adjectives
		Comparison of Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, and Verbs
		Superlative of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Nouns
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French Adjectives
	18 Object Pronouns
		Direct Object Pronouns
		Indirect Object Pronouns
		Pronoun y
		Pronoun en
		Double Object Pronouns
		Restrictions on the Use of Object Pronouns
		Object Pronouns in Affirmative Commands
III Other Elements of the Sentence
	19 Numbers; Time; Dates
		Cardinal Numbers to 99
		Cardinal Numbers 100 and Above
		Ordinal Numbers
		Telling Time
		Days, Dates, and Years
	20 Adverbs
		Adverbs of Manner
		Adverbs of Time
		Adverbs of Place
		Adverbial Phrases
	21 Negatives and Indefinites
		Negative Words
		Indefinite Words and Expressions
		Indefinite Words and Expressions (Continued)
		Idioms and Expressions with Negative and Indefinite Words
	22 Prepositions; Prepositions with Geographical Names
		The Preposition à
		The Preposition de
		The Prepositions avec and sans
		The Prepositions en and dans
		Sur, sous, and Related Prepositions
		Entre, pour, and par
		Other Prepositions
		Prepositions with Geographical Names
IV Verbs in Two-Clause Sentences
	23 Relative Clauses
		The Relative Pronouns qui and que
		Preposition + qui and lequel
		Dont
		Other Relatives
		Relatives Without Antecedents
	24 The Present Subjunctive
		Moods of Verbs
		Forms of the Present Subjunctive
		Uses of the Subjunctive: Imposition of Will, Necessity, Getting Someone to Do Something
		Uses of the Subjunctive: Emotion and Opinion
		Uses of the Subjunctive: Negation of Fact and Opinion
		Uses of the Subjunctive: Special Cases
		Pour parler un français authentique | Speak Real French The Present Subjunctive
	25 The Past Subjunctive; Literary Subjunctives
		Forms and Use of the Past Subjunctive
		Forms and Use of the Imperfect Subjunctive
		Forms and Use of the Pluperfect Subjunctive
	26 The Subjunctive (Continued)
		The Subjunctive After Certain Conjunctions
		The Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
		The Subjunctive After Superlatives
		The Subjunctive in Certain Types of Indefinite Clauses
V Idiomatic Usage
	27 The Passive Voice and Substitutes for the Passive
		The Passive Voice (La voix passive)
		Substitutes for the Passive Voice
	28 Important Idioms and Proverbs
		Idioms with avoir and être
		Idioms with faire
		Idioms with prendre
		Idioms with mettre
		Idioms with voir
		Idioms with dire
		Expressions with Other Common Verbs
		Idioms from Rural Life: The Farm, Cats, Dogs, and Cabbages
		Idioms Relating to Time, Weather, the Life Cycle, and Eating
		Other Idioms
		Proverbs
VI Review
	29 Review Exercises
Appendices
	Verb Charts
	Written Conventions
Answer Key
Index
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