Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar, Premium Third Edition

by Annie Heminway

Overview

Master grammar with the bestselling workbook for learners of French

Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar is the go-to guide for clear, precise explanations of all aspects of French grammar: from the present tense of regular verbs to direct object pronouns, from the differences between savoir and connaître to the use of pronouns y and en. This comprehensive guide will also give you plenty of practice in using your language skills. And this new edition is accompanied by flashcards and audio recordings, available online and via app, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study.

THIS BOOK MAKES MASTERING GRAMMAR EASY WITH:

• Clear, down-to-earth, easy-to-follow explanations that make even the most complex principles easy to understand
• More than 350 exercises, with a detailed answer key for each progress checks
• Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point
• Practical and high-frequency vocabulary used throughout

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259642371
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	07/07/2016
Series:	Practice Makes Perfect (McGraw-Hill)
Edition description:	Premium
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Annie Heminway, a French native, teaches at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the author of numerous French language-learning titles.

Table of Contents

1. The Present Tense of Regular –er Verbs
2. The Present of –ir and –re Verbs
3. To Be and To Have
4. More Irregular Verbs
5. Devoir and Its Many Facets
6. Pronominal Verbs
7. The Passe Compose
8. The Imparfait
9. The Simple Future and the Futur Anterieur
10. The Plus-que-Parfait
11. The Present Conditional and the Past Conditional
12. Could, Would, Should
13. The Present Subjunctive and the Past Subjunctive
14. The Infinitive Mood
15. The Present Participle and the Gerund
16. The Passé Simple
17. The Passive Voice
18. Indirect Speech
19. The Imperative Mood
20. Articles and Nouns
21. All the Pronouns
22. Adjectives and Comparisons
23. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
24. Relative Pronouns
25. Adverbs and Expressions of Time, Frequency, and Location
26. Numbers
27. Pot Pourri Verb Tables Glossary Answer Key