French Essentials For Dummies
eBook - PDF

French Essentials For Dummies

  1. 195 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

French Essentials For Dummies

About this book

Get right to the good stuff with this easy-to-follow guide to French fundamentals

French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through the core concepts of French so you can apply right away and start communicating effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-read guide skips past the fluff and dives deep into the basics you need to improve your French and succeed on a French class exam and more.

This guide helps you figure out the right articles, adjectives, and pronouns you need to use in different situations. Plus, you'll also get expert advice on when to use the past tense, the imperfect, and how to express the future.

Inside:

  • Make adjectives agree, understand the different parts of French speech, and select the right preposition
  • Correctly ask and answer yes or no questions and participate in simple conversations
  • Use important verb distinctions, correctly pronounce French words, and deploy proper grammar

Perfect for everyone taking a French class, undertaking solo French study, or anyone looking for a handy, practical supplement to improve their understanding of the language, French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition is a hands-on reference packed with the tools, tips, and strategies you need to speak French.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1 Getting Down to Basics
  6. Chapter 2 Putting Grammar to Work
  7. Chapter 3 Here and Now: The Present Tense
  8. Chapter 4 Describing and Comparing with Flair
  9. Chapter 5 Connecting with Prepositions
  10. Chapter 6 Asking and Answering Questions
  11. Chapter 7 Using the Past
  12. Chapter 8 Looking toward the Future
  13. Chapter 9 Recognizing Verb Moods
  14. Chapter 10 Ten Important Verb Particularities
  15. Appendix Verb Charts
  16. Index
  17. EULA