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An essential grammar of modern French
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Essential
French
Grammar
The rules and principles clearly explained
The rules and principles clearly explained
Illustrated by copious, up-to-date and relevant examples of how the French language is used today, this free printable and clearly explained grammar of modern French is designed for intermediate and advanced learners in high schools, universities and colleges, and home study.
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► The French language - one of the world's major languages
► Essential French words and phrases - with audio 50 vital expressions for travellers
► A dictionary of France - people, places, terms, events and expressions.
► The French language - one of the world's major languages
► Essential French words and phrases - with audio 50 vital expressions for travellers
► A dictionary of France - people, places, terms, events and expressions.
Nouns and the noun phrase in French
- 1.1. Articles: the definite and indefinite articles in French
- 1.2. Pronouns
- 1.2.1 The main pronouns in French 1 : forms and usage
- 1.2.2 Ce, ça and on - other third person pronouns
- 1.2.3 Y and en
- 1.3 Nouns in French - Gender, number and composition of the noun phrase.
- 1.4. Adjectives
- 1.5. Numbers and counting
- 1.5.1. Ordinals
- 1.6. Possession
- 1.7. Demonstratives - demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns
- 1.8. Relative pronouns and relative clauses
French verbs
- 2.0. An introduction to French verbs
- 2.1. The auxiliaries: être and avoir
- 2.2. The main verb families:
- 2.2.1. verbs in -er,
- 2.2.2. verbs in -ir,
- 2.2.3. verbs in -re
- 2.3. Modal verbs - vouloir, pouvoir, devoir
- 2.3.1. Conjugation table for devoir
- 2.3.2. Conjugation table for pouvoir
- 2.3.3. Conjugation table for vouloir
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2.4. Irregular verbs
- 2.4.1. Twelve vital irregular verbs
- 2.4.2. Irregular verbs in -re
- 2.4.3. Irregular verbs in -er or -ir
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2.5. Tenses, voice, mood.
- 2.5.1. Expressing present time - the present tense
- 2.5.2. Past tenses in French
- 2.5.2.1. The preterite and perfect tenses
- 2.5.2.2 The imperfect and pluperfect
- 2.5.3.. Expressing the future
- 2.5.4. The infinitive in French
- 2.5.5. The passive voice
- 2.5.6. The subjunctive mood in French
- 2.5.7. Forms and tenses of the subjunctive in French
3. Other pages : sentences, adverbs, prepositions,
- 3.1. Negation - expressing negatives
- 3.2. The interrogative
- 3.2.1. Questions without a question word
- 3.2.2. Question words - Qui, que, où, quand etc
- 3.3. Adverbs in French
- 3.4. French prepositions
- 3.5. Conjunctions - coordinators and subordinators
- 3.6. A short overview and history of the French language
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