501 French Verbs, Eighth Edition

by Christopher Kendris Ph.D., Theodore Kendris Ph.D.

Overview

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This brand-new edition of 501 French Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common French verbs—in all tenses and moods! Each verb is listed alphabetically in chart form—one verb per page along with its English translation. Follow the clear, concise instruction, then take your language fluency to the next level with an all-new online activity center.

This comprehensive guide also includes:
• Lists of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples for every verb
• A concise grammar review for easy reference
• The popular 55 Essential Verbs feature, with an in-depth look at usage and formation for the trickiest French verbs
•Over 2,800 additional verbs conjugated like the 501 models

Online content includes:
• Audio program modeling native speaker rhythms and pronunciation
• Listening comprehension
• Four practice quizzes with automated scoring and answers
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506260648
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Series:	Barron's 501 Verbs
Pages:	720
Sales rank:	97,119
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.50(d)
Language:	French

About the Author

Dr. Christopher Kendris earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Columbia University in New York and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He worked as an interpreter and translator of French for the U.S. State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He taught French at the College of The University of Chicago, Colby College, Duke University, Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey, and the State University of New York at Albany. He was Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers on the secondary level at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, New York, where he was also a teacher of all levels of French and Spanish, and prepared students for the New York State French and Spanish Regents, SAT exams, and AP tests. Dr. Kendris was the author of 22 high school and college books, workbooks, and other language guides of French and Spanish.

Dr. Theodore Kendris earned his B.A. degree in Modern Languages at Union College, Schenectady, New York, where he received the Thomas J. Judson Memorial Book Prize for modern language study. He went on to earn his M.A. degree in French Language and Literature at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, where he held a Teaching Assistantship. He earned his Ph.D. degree in French Literature at Université Laval in Quebec City, where he studied the Middle Ages and Renaissance. While at Université Laval, he taught French writing skills as a chargé de cours in the French as a Second Language program, and he was awarded a doctoral scholarship by the Fondation de l’Université Laval. Dr. Kendris has also taught in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, as well as at the Hazleton Campus of Penn State University. He is currently an instructor in the Department of Languages and Cultures at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Table of Contents

About the Authors v

Guide to Using Model Verbs vi

How to Use This Book vii

§1 Present and Past Participles in French-Formation 1

§1.1 Formation of the Present Participle in French 1

§1.2 Common Irregular Present Participles 1

§1.3 Formation of the Past Participle in French 1

§1.4 Common Irregular Past Participles 1

§2 Derivation of Tenses: Verbs Conjugated with avoir and être 2

§3 Verbs Conjugated with avoir or être to Form a Compound Tense 4

§4 Principal Parts of Some Important Verbs (Les Temps primitifs de quelques verbes importants) 5

§5 Sample English Verb Conjugation 6

§6 A Summary of French Verb Tenses and Moods 8

§6.1 The Seven Simple Tenses 9

§6.2 The Seven Compound Tenses 14

§6.3 L'impératif (Imperative or Command) 18

§6.4 Summary of Verb Tenses and Moods in French with English Equivalents 19

§7 Formation of the Tenses 20

§7.1 Formation of the Seven Simple Tenses for Regular Verbs 20

§7.2 Formation of the Seven Compound Tenses 21

§7.3 A Note About the Passé Surcomposé Verb Tense 23

§8 Reflexive Verbs and Reciprocal Verbs in French 23

§8.1 Reflexive Verbs in French 23

§8.2 Reciprocal Verbs in French 24

§9 A Summary of Sequence of Verb Tenses-Si Clauses 24

§10 The Subjunctive 24

§11 Orthographically Changing Verbs-Verb Forms that Change in Spelling 29

§12 Definitions of Basic Grammatical Terms with Examples 32

§13 Guide to French Pronunciation 48

§14 Verbs Used in Weather Expressions 50

§15 Verbs with Prepositions 51

§15.1 The Following Verbs Take à + noun 51

§15.2 The Following Verbs Take à + inf 53

§15.3 The Following Verbs Take de + noun 55

§15.4 The Following Verbs Take de + inf 56

§15.5 The Following Verbs Commonly Take à + noun + de + inf 58

§15.6 The Following Verbs Take Prepositions Other Than à or de 59

§15.7 The Following Verbs Require No Preposition Before the Infinitive 59

§15.8 The Following Verbs Do Not Require a Preposition, Whereas in English a Preposition Is Used 61

Essential 55 Verb List 62

Alphabetical Listing of 501 French Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses and Moods 63

Abbreviations 64

Appendixes 621

Defective and Impersonal Verbs 623

Index of Common Irregular French Verb Forms Identified by Infinitive 644

English-French Verb Index 648

Index of Over 2,800 Additional Verbs Keyed to Listing of 501 French Verbs 677