Introduction |
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Useful grammatical terminology for verbs |
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A few remarks about French pronunciation |
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1 The present tense of regular verbs |
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The conjugation of regular -er verbs |
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3 | (6) |
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The conjugation of -er verbs with spelling changes |
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9 | (6) |
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The conjugation of regular -ir verbs |
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15 | (1) |
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The conjugation of regular -re verbs |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (6) |
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25 | (8) |
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2 The present tense of irregular verbs |
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33 | (34) |
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The conjugation of irregular verbs |
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33 | (11) |
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The uses of the present tense |
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44 | (4) |
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Special uses of aller and uenir |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (1) |
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Idioms with avoir, faire, etre, aller, uouloir, and prendre |
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55 | (10) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (6) |
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67 | (1) |
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The impersonal use of etre |
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68 | (1) |
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The impersonal use of avoir |
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68 | (2) |
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Other impersonal expressions |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (20) |
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The present tense of reflexive verbs |
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73 | (1) |
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Common French reflexive verbs and their use |
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74 | (7) |
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81 | (2) |
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Reflexive and non-reflexive use |
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83 | (4) |
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The use of the reflexive pronoun to indicate reciprocal action |
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87 | (1) |
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Reflexive constructions with a passive meaning |
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88 | (5) |
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93 | (22) |
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The formation of the passe compose |
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93 | (1) |
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The passe compose of verbs conjugated with auoir |
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94 | (6) |
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The passe compose of verbs conjugated with etre |
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100 | (2) |
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Verbs that can be conjugated with etre or auoir |
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102 | (1) |
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The passe compose of reflexive verbs |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (1) |
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The uses of the passe compose |
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108 | (7) |
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115 | (20) |
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The formation of the imperfect tense |
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115 | (3) |
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The uses of the imperfect tense |
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118 | (8) |
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The uses of the passe compose and imperfect tense contrasted |
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126 | (9) |
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135 | (8) |
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The formation of the pluperfect tense |
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135 | (1) |
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The uses of the pluperfect tense |
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136 | (7) |
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143 | (10) |
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The formation of the passe simple |
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143 | (4) |
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The uses of the passe simple |
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147 | (6) |
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III THE FUTURE TENSES, THE CONDITIONAL, AND THE SUBJUNCTIVE |
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153 | (16) |
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The formation of the simple future |
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153 | (5) |
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The uses of the simple future |
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158 | (4) |
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The close future (lefutur proche) |
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162 | (2) |
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The formation of the future perfect |
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164 | (1) |
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The uses of the future perfect |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (20) |
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The formation of the present conditional |
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169 | (3) |
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The uses of the present conditional |
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172 | (7) |
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The formation of the past conditional |
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179 | (2) |
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The uses of the past conditional |
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181 | (3) |
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Tense sequences in conditional sentences |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (48) |
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The present subjunctive of regular verbs |
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190 | (3) |
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The present subjunctive of irregular verbs |
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193 | (8) |
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201 | (2) |
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The uses of the subjunctive |
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203 | (28) |
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231 | (3) |
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The use of the subjunctive in the main clause |
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234 | (3) |
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IV THE INFINITIVE, THE IMPERATIVE, THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE AND GERUND, AND THE PASSIVE VOICE |
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237 | (26) |
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The formation of the infinitives |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (1) |
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The uses of the infinitive |
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239 | (7) |
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Faire + infinitive (causative faire) |
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246 | (2) |
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Verb + de quoi (something, enough) + infinitive |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (10) |
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263 | (10) |
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Regular forms of the imperative |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Irregular forms of the imperative |
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265 | (2) |
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The position of object pronouns with the imperative |
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267 | (3) |
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The imperative of reflexive verbs |
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270 | (3) |
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14 The present participle and the gerund |
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273 | (10) |
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The formation of the present participle |
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273 | (2) |
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The uses of the present participle |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (6) |
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283 | (12) |
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The formation of the passive voice |
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283 | (5) |
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The uses of the passive voice |
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288 | (7) |
Review exercises |
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295 | (38) |
Appendix A Numbers, dates, time |
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333 | (4) |
Appendix B Verb tables |
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337 | (26) |
French-English glossary |
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363 | (12) |
English-French glossary |
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375 | (12) |
Answer key |
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