French Verb Drills

R. de Roussy de Sales9780071420877, 0071420878

One of the greatest challenges in learning a language is mastering verb conjugations. The books in the unique Language Verb Drill series make it easier than ever for learners to meet that challenge.Drilling, whether it’s for learning a musical instrument, a sport, or a language, is an essential part of a sound education because repeated, concentrated practice makes specialized skills become second nature.Unlike most verb books, which tend to concentrate on tables of conjugations, the books in the Language Verb Drills series allow students to focus exclusively on building mastery of verbs without being distracted by other elements of grammar. Combining the features of a workbook and reference manual, they clearly and systematically explain how a verb system works while providing numerous drills for practice. These revised editions of the popular study guides now include a final review section to reinforce the reader’s ability to automatically select the correct verb form.

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Table of contents :
EEn……Page 1
French Verb Drills, Third Edition……Page 2
Copyright Info……Page 4
TOC……Page 5
Introduction……Page 9
2 • Present indicative of regular -er verbs……Page 11
3 • Present indicative of regular -ir……Page 15
4 • Present indicative of regular -re……Page 17
5 • The imperative……Page 20
6 • The present participle……Page 21
7 • The future……Page 22
8 • The conditional……Page 24
9 • The imperfect past……Page 26
10 • Être and avoir (present,……Page 29
11 • The past participle……Page 32
12 • The passé composé……Page 33
13 • The passé simple……Page 36
14 • The present subjunctive……Page 38
15 • The past (or perfect) subjunctive……Page 43
16 • The imperfect subjunctive……Page 46
17 • Reflexive verbs……Page 47
18 • -Cer verbs that change -cinto -ç-……Page 55
19 • -Ger verbs that add a mute -e-……Page 56
20 • Verbs with a mute -ethat changes into -è-……Page 57
22 • Verbs ending in -yer that change -yinto -i-……Page 58
23 • Verbs ending in -eler or -eter that……Page 59
24 • Être and avoir (all tenses)……Page 62
25 • Compound tenses with avoir……Page 66
26 • Compound tenses with être……Page 67
27 • Passive voice……Page 70
28 • Vouloir, pouvoir, savoir……Page 73
29 • Dormir, prendre, ouvrir……Page 76
30 • Aller*2, venir*, voir……Page 81
31 • Faire, mettre, connaître……Page 88
32 • Impersonal verbs (falloir, pleuvoir, neiger)……Page 94
33 • Battre, boire, conduire……Page 95
34 • Courir, craindre, croire……Page 98
35 • Devoir, dire, écrire……Page 101
36 • Lire, mourir*4, naître*……Page 104
37 • Plaire, recevoir, rire……Page 107
38 • Suivre, tenir, vaincre……Page 110
39 • Vivre, valoir……Page 113
40 • S’asseoir*6……Page 116
Appendix: Final Review……Page 121
Answer Key……Page 137
French-English……Page 149
English-French……Page 154