Laura K. Lawless: French Essentials For Dummies, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly
If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, French Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time.
French 101 -- get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech
Gender matters -- see how a noun's gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use
The here and now -- learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle
Way back when -- get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passé composé) and when to use the imperfect
What lies ahead -- discover the different ways to express the future
Open the book and find:
A review of numbers, dates, and times
The parts of speech
How to determine a noun's gender
How to select the correct preposition
Rules for making adjectives agree
Tips for asking and answering yes / no questions
Ways to spice up your descriptions
Ten important verb distinctions
Learn:
The basics of French grammar and sentence construction
How to conjugate regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs
To express ideas about the past, present, and future

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Introduction.
Chapter 1: Getting Down to Basics.
Chapter 2: Narrowing the Gender Gap.
Chapter 3: It's Happening in the Present.
Chapter 4: Being Descriptive and Connecting Your Thoughts.
Chapter 5: Connecting with Prepositions.
Chapter 6: Asking and Answering Questions.
Chapter 7: Uncovering the Past.
Chapter 8: Foreseeing the Future.
Chapter 9: Recognizing Verb Moods.
Chapter 10: Ten Important Verb Distinctions.
Appendix: Verb Charts.
Index.

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Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly
If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, French Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time.
French 101 - get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech
Gender matters - see how a noun's gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use
The here and now - learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle
Way back when - get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passé composé) and when to use the imperfect
What lies ahead - discover the different ways to express the future

Open the book and find:
A review of numbers, dates, and times

The parts of speech

How to determine a noun's gender

How to select the correct preposition

Rules for making adjectives agree

Tips for asking and answering yes / no questions

Ways to spice up your descriptions

Ten important verb distinctions