French Verb

by Jeffrey T. Chamberlain, Lara Finklea Mangiafico Ph.D.

This all-new workbook makes a fine textbook supplement for high school and college-level French courses. It focuses on French verbs and their correct usage within the context of written sentences and spoken dialogue. Verbs are presented with fundamental conjugation information and illustrative examples in spoken and written French. The exemplary verb forms are presented in a second color to help students understand the verb formation process. Learning features include grammar tips, crossword puzzles, notes on verb usage, and much more.

Genres: Nonfiction

341 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Riobhcah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm reviewing my French talents and skills as I will be using them for work. I grew up with French as my father's parents were from Falaise. Normandie, in France, but I still need to review the grammar. This book is an excellent review of French verbs.

However, one thing I noticed is that on page two the author lists "vous" along with "tu" in the section for singular pronouns as well as listing it as the second person plural pronoun. I know why this was done, to indicate that "vous" can refer to a single person formally as well as to a plurality of persons. But I can't help wondering if this might be a bit confusing to beginning students since "vous" never takes the same verb form as "tu."

Stil, overall, it seems to be a very good French verb review.

Note that there is an error on page 285 in the answer section. For A. 19, it says that the answer should be "soit" when in fact it is "sois" since the subject of the dependent clause is "je."

[Constantino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice way to learn french verb conjugations.