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Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the French Verb System!
Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning French. French Verb Drills will help you lay this foundation through clear explanations and rigorous practice. You language skills will be strengthened as you become more fluent in your use of the correct tenses and verb forms.
Inside you'll find:
● Numerous examples that demonstrate how the French verb system works
● Review and mastery exercises to reinforce your learning
● An answer key to give you clear explanations on every concept
French Verb Drills is the bestselling source of practice that you can use either in conjunction with a course or as a self-learning tool. You'll become less intimidated by verb conjugation and, instead, more confident in your French writing and speaking skills.
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 Regular Verbs
1 Infinitive
2 Present indicative of regular -er verbs
Use of tense
3 Present indicative of regular -ir verbs and interrogative forms
-Ir verbs
Interrogative forms
4 Present indicative of regular -re verbs and negative form
-Re forms
Negative form
5 The imperative
Use of the imperative
6 The present participle
Usage
7 The future
Usage
8 The conditional
Usage
9 The imperfect past
Usage
Review
10 Être and avoir (present, future, conditional, imperfect)
11 The past participle
Agreement of the past participle
12 The passé composé
Être or avoir?
Usage
13 The passé simple
Usage
14 The present subjunctive
Use of the subjunctive mood
Use of the present subjunctive
15 The past (or perfect) subjunctive and the pluperfect subjunctive
The past subjunctive
The pluperfect subjunctive
16 The imperfect subjunctive
Use of the imperfect subjunctive
17 Reflexive verbs
Agreement of the past participle
Review
18 -Cer verbs that change -c- into -ç-
19 -Ger verbs that add a mute -e-
20 Verbs with a mute -e- that changes into -è-
21 Verbs with an -é- that changes into -è-
22 Verbs ending in -yer that change -y- into -i-
23 Verbs ending in -eler or -eter that double the consonant
24 Être and avoir (all tenses)
25 Compound tenses with avoir
26 Compound tenses with être
27 Passive voice
Part 2 Irregular Verbs
28 Vouloir, pouvoir, savoir
29 Dormir, prendre, ouvrir
30 Aller, venir, voir
31 Faire, mettre, connaître
Idiomatic uses of faire
32 Impersonal verbs (falloir, pleuvoir, neiger)
33 Battre, boire, conduire
34 Courir, craindre, croire
35 Devoir, dire, écrire
36 Lire, mourir, naître
37 Plaire, recevoir, rire
38 Suivre, tenir, vaincre
39 Vivre, valoir
40 S'asseoir
Review
Appendix: Final Review
Answer Key
Index of Verbs
French-English
English-French
