Barbara Boyer is a native of France with 20 years of experience teaching all levels of French language in American universities. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She is now an associate professor of French at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1: Pronunciation

French SoundsAlphabet and AccentsNasal and Other SoundsPronunciation TipsSyllable StressIntroduce YourselfCognatesSuffix PatternsNumbers ExercisesAnswer Keys

2: Articles

What Is an Article?Main RulesIndefinite ArticlesDefinite ArticlesPartitive ArticlesExercisesAnswer Keys

3: Nouns

What Is a Noun?Gender FormsPlural FormsList of Feminine NounsList of Masculine NounsExercisesAnswer Keys

4: Adjectives

What Is an Adjective?SummaryGender Rules of AgreementNumber Rules of AgreementPlacement of AdjectivesList of Useful AdjectivesExercisesAnswer Keys

5: Adverbs

What Is an Adverb?How to Form an AdverbIrregular AdverbsList of Useful AdverbsExercisesAnswer Keys

6: Prepositions

What Is a Preposition?List of PrepositionsSpecific OccurrencesContractionsPrepositions and Geographic PlacesSummaryExercisesAnswer Keys

7: Comparatives and Superlatives

What Is a Comparative?What Is a Superlative?Summary of ComparativesSummary of SuperlativesIrregular FormsExercisesAnswer Keys

8: Pronouns: Direct, Indirect, Y, En, Disjunctive

What Is a Pronoun?Things You Need to KnowWhich Pronoun to UseSummaryPosition of the PronounsExercisesAnswer Keys

9: Relative Pronouns

What Is a Relative Pronoun?Which Pronoun to Use(Ce) Qui, (Ce) Que, (Ce) DontPrepositions with QuiLequel, Auquel, Duquel, etc.SummaryExercisesAnswer Keys

10: Verbs

What Is a Verb?Affirmative and Negative FormsList of VerbsVerbs and PrepositionsReflexive VerbsMoods and TensesExercisesAnswer Keys

11: Asking a Question

How to Ask a QuestionInterrogative FormsInterrogative WordsQui, Que, QuoiList of QuestionsExercisesAnswer Keys

12: Present Tense

What Is the Present Tense?What You Need to KnowRegular VerbsIrregular VerbsNegative FormExercisesAnswer Keys

13: Past Tenses

What Are the Past Tenses?L'ImparfaitLe Passé ComposéL'Imparfait vs. le Passé ComposéLe ­Plus-que-ParfaitNegative FormIrregular Past ParticiplesExercisesAnswer Keys

14: Future Tense and Conditional Mood

What Is the Future Tense? What Is the Conditional Mood?ConjugationSummary for Future and ConditionalIrregularities and ExceptionsThe "Si" ClauseThe Near FutureExercisesAnswer Keys

15: Imperative Mood

What Is the Imperative Mood?Negative ImperativeIrregular ImperativeImperative with PronounsImperative with Reflexive VerbsExercisesAnswer Keys

16: Subjunctive Mood

What Is the Subjunctive Mood?Present and Past TensesWhen to Use the SubjunctiveHow to Form the SubjunctiveExpressions Followed by the SubjunctiveIrregularities and ExceptionsExercisesAnswer Keys

17: Passive Voice

What Is the Passive Voice?How to Form the Passive VoiceDifferent Tenses and ModesSummaryExercisesAnswer Keys

18: Impersonal Expressions

What Is an Impersonal Expression?C'est vs. Il Est/Elle EstTout, Tous, Toute, ToutesExpressions with Neutral Pronoun "Il"Il y äTelling Time: Quelle Heure ­Est-Il?Talking About the Weather: Quel Temps ­Fait-Il?ExercisesAnswer Keys

19: Other Parts of Speech

ConjunctionPossessive CaseDemonstrativeUseful ExpressionsExercisesAnswer Keys

20: Speak Like a French Person

Spoken FrenchConfusing ExpressionsCommon MistakesHard Words to PronounceAbbreviationsAcronymsIdiomatic ExpressionsStreet TalkLe VerlanExercisesAnswer Keys

Index