PART A GRAMMAR. VERBS: Present, Perfect, Pluperfect, Imperfect, Conditional tenses; Imperative form; Present participles; Verbs followed by a; Verbs followed by de; Entrer dans; Verbs which include the English preposition; the Passive voice. NOUNS: Gender of nouns; Plural of nouns. PRONOUNS: Personal, Interrogative, Demonstrative, Possessive pronouns. ADJECTIVES: Agreement of adjectives with noun; Position of adjectives; Interrogative, Demonstrative, Possessive adjectives. ADVERBS: Formation; Common irregular adverbs. PREPOSITIONS: Some important prepositions; Countries; Continents; Prepositional phrases. NEGATIVES. USE of DE. IDIOMS: with Avoir; with Faire; Venire de; Tenses with depuis; Etre en train de; C'est, il est. PART B MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Distinguish between ... L'Alphabet francais; Accents; Days; Months; Seasons' Numbers; Dat; Time; Linguistic subtleties. PART C COMPREHENSION: Question words; Important questions. PART D PRONUNCIATION: Sounds, Homonyms. PART E FAUX-AMIS. PART F ESSAY WRITING. PART G JUST FOR FUN: Tongue-twisters; Conundrum; Quick quiz; Proverbs. PART H SUPPLEMENT: Past historic tense; Past anterior tense; Subjunctive mood; Formation of present subjunctive; Uses of the subjunctive; Answers to Quiz and Proverbs; Glossary of grammatical terms.
* All the French grammar you need to know* Handy background to multi-book courses* Essential for reference and revision* Can be used from middle school (GCSE & Common Entrance) to tertiary levels
Stanley Prince gained his degree in modern languages and philosophy, as well as his postgraduate certificate of education, in London. He also studied for some time at the University of Grenoble. He taught French for 37 years and was formerly Head of the French Department at the Prebendal School, Chichester, West Sussex, UK. Stanley Prince also compiled the successful 'Introduction to General Knowledge', which for many years was popular with participants in the Schools Challenge and pub quizzes.
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