French Verbs and Idioms

by Trudie Maria Booth

Overview

French Verbs and Idioms is divided into 20 chapters. The preliminary chapter defines essential grammatical terms (such as conjugation, mood, elision, gender, agreement, etc.), and categorizes the verbs. Chapters 1-13 are devoted to the present indicative, past participle, passé composé, imparfait, pluperfect, pronominal verbs, the imperative, future tenses, present and past conditional, the subjunctive, present participle, infinitive, causative faire, passé simple, and the passé antérieur. Chapters 14-17 treat impersonal verbs, incomplete verbs, direct speech, indirect speech, and the passive voice. Chapters 18-20 present those French verbs which have several meanings in English, idiomatic expressions, and "problem verbs," or English verbs that have various equivalents in French and are difficult for Anglophone speakers.
Extensive lists of useful idioms, proverbs, and sayings containing the verbs, tenses, and moods discussed fill the gaps in the knowledge of the advanced learner. Explanations are in English, and all verbs, examples, idioms, proverbs, and sayings (drawn from current usage) are translated into English for comparison purposes and in order to facilitate comprehension for students of any level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761831945
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/22/2005
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Trudie Maria Booth is a Lecturer in French at the University of Portland. She is also author of French Prepositions (2003) and French Phonetics (2000) both from University Press of America.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction and Definitions
Chapter 2 The Present Indicative
Chapter 3 The Past Participle
Chapter 4 The Passe Compose
Chapter 5 The Imperfect and Pluperfect Indicative
Chapter 6 Pronominal Verbs
Chapter 7 The Imperative
Chapter 8 The Future Tense
Chapter 9 The Conditional
Chapter 10 The Passe Simple and The Passe Anterieur
Chapter 11 The Subjunctive
Chapter 12 The Present Participle
Chapter 13 The Infinitive
Chapter 14 Causitive faire
Chapter 15 Impersonal Verbs
Chapter 16 Incomplete Verbs
Chapter 17 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Chapter 18 The Passive Voice
Chapter 19 Verbs with several meanings and idiomatic expressions
Chapter 20 Idiom's with 'faire'
Chapter 21 Problem Verbs
Chapter 22 Index

Editorial Reviews

This thorough presentation of French verb forms and uses is a reference book for advanced students and language teachers. The principal benefits for the former are clear and concise explanations of verb usage, and the latter can make use of the numerous lists of idioms, proverbs, and sayings to provide lively examples for their students...This volume is recommended as a resource for teachers and, for students in a classroom setting...

Modern Language - Ann Williams

This is an excellent book, easy to use, for students and teachers alike....By helping the learners to master the French verbs, it allows them to refine their linguistic skills and thereby to obtain proficiency in communicating in French....I recommend this work as much to the students as to the teachers.

The French Review - Andrzej Dziedzic PhD

This is an excellent book, easy to use, for students and teachers alike....By helping the learners to master the French verbs, it allows them to refine their linguistic skills and thereby to obtain proficiency in communicating in French....I recommend this work as much to the students as to the teachers.

The French Review - Andrzej Dziedzic

This is an excellent book, easy to use, for students and teachers alike....By helping the learners to master the French verbs, it allows them to refine their linguistic skills and thereby to obtain proficiency in communicating in French....I recommend this work as much to the students as to the teachers.
— Andrzej Dziedzic, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 'shkosh

French Review

This thorough presentation of French verb forms and uses is a reference book for advanced students and language teachers. The principal benefits for the former are clear and concise explanations of verb usage, and the latter can make use of the numerous lists of idioms, proverbs, and sayings to provide lively examples for their students...This volume is recommended as a resource for teachers and, for students in a classroom setting...
— Ann Williams, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Modern Language