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Dr. Christopher Kendris, an accomplished linguist, has worked as an interpreter and translator for the U.S. State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and diplomas with Mention très Honorable at the Université de Paris (en Sorbonne), Faculté des Lettres École Supérieure de Préparation et de Perfectionnement des Professeurs de Français à l'Étranger, and at the Institut de Phonétique, Paris. He is former Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY, and has taught foreign language courses at various colleges and universities.
Dr. Theodore Kendris earned his Ph.D. at Université Laval, Quebec City. He has taught in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois as well as at the Hazleton Campus of Penn State University. Dr. Kendris is the author of Inglés completo: Repaso integral de gramática inglesa para hispanohablantes, and coauthor of Spanish Fundamentals and Spanish Verb Conjugations, both published by Barron's.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after securing employment with a European Union institution, which would involve me living and working in a French speaking country. As a result, I needed resources to help make my French much cleaner and natural. I found it was a major part of my French improving, to the point where within 6-8 months, I could read EU Commission documents in French with 90%+ understanding. Strongly recommended, although you will need other types of book to augment your French. This book was a vital tool.
I was torn between buying this, and the extremely friendly looking "555" verbs by another publisher. My advice is do not believe that because this title only has 501 verbs, it is inferior. This book is superior to other titles for one main reason. That is, every verb is presented well, and various useful vocabulary items which have their root in that verb are shown as well. This allows you to build up your vocabulary as well as verb conjugation. There are also plenty of examples for each verb (c. 6-8 words), unlike other titles which may only have one or two.
The book is not without weaknesses. One weakness is it is not very portable, so if you want this book to carry around on holiday, forget it. Another slight weakness is that the explanation of verb tenses are not particularly "readable", full of technical linguistic terms that are unnecessary.
All in all, this book is an excellent resource for those wishing to learn French.
I was torn between buying this, and the extremely friendly looking "555" verbs by another publisher. My advice is do not believe that because this title only has 501 verbs, it is inferior. This book is superior to other titles for one main reason. That is, every verb is presented well, and various useful vocabulary items which have their root in that verb are shown as well. This allows you to build up your vocabulary as well as verb conjugation. There are also plenty of examples for each verb (c. 6-8 words), unlike other titles which may only have one or two.
The book is not without weaknesses. One weakness is it is not very portable, so if you want this book to carry around on holiday, forget it. Another slight weakness is that the explanation of verb tenses are not particularly "readable", full of technical linguistic terms that are unnecessary.
All in all, this book is an excellent resource for those wishing to learn French.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is easy to follow and packed with practical information even beyond my expectation. I had been looking for a book that entails French verb conjugation comprehensively. I am really pleased to encounter this book. Among others, I found the "English-French verb index" on the back part of it very useful. This book does not intend to list word by word how to conjugate all the French verbs. But the index can guide you to spot easily the form of the model verb that has a similar conjugation, which means that this book can almost be used as an all-inclusive reference book on French verb conjugation. This means a lot to me, because I don't have to consult other reference books.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the unlikely star of my recent property hunting trip to Normandy and the Loire. So much clearer than the scarey pages of my school French primer. Bit bulky and not a pocket guide, but if you've space in the car, bring it with you to abolish those awful Brit-in-the-present-tense-only moments in French shops and restaurants.
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501 French verbs
This series is ideal for all language students, however experienced. The books are easy to use. Prompt delivery and good value.
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Clear and well laid out
This is an excellent resource for anyone learning or wanting to improve their French. We are taking French lessons at our local French institute and bought this to help us do our... Read more
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French verbs in a compact but large dose
My intentions when buying this book were to buckle down and learn the verbs but I find myself reaching for this verb bible more often than not. Read more
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We had a small verb book prior to this and were continually being frustrated by not having the verbs needed in it. Read more
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Dont buy for Kindle use
The content of the book really is very good ...BUT ... the tables that form a major part of the book are completely unreadable on a kindle device. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Rick C. Brooks
Kindle edition not suitable for reference
Bought as a verb reference on Kindle. The search facilities are not up to the job when you just want to look up a verb and check the tenses. Not recommended, buy a paper version.
Published 14 months ago by Mrs C.V.
Terrific reference.
It has now got to the stage where I need to pick up my French, especially on the comprehension side I am having to read quite a lot of French material for my Masters degree course... Read more
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