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Practice your way to French fluency
Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses goes beyond other verb books to coach you in when and why verb tenses are used. In addition to an array of fully conjugated verbs, you will find clear and concise explanations that pinpoint why specific tenses work in given situations as well as tons of engaging examples and numerous skill-building exercises. Combine those features with the renowned Practice Makes Perfect format and you have the ideal reference/workbook to learn to speak and write French with fluency.
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Go beyond conjugation and learn the right verb tenses for speaking and writing in French
With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and the proven Practice Makes Perfect format, you will learn to speak and write in French fluently in no time at all.
If you are looking for help memorizing French verb conjugations, then any French verb book will do. But if you are interested in becoming fluent, you'll need to learn how these language building blocks are used in everyday speech and writing. That's where Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses comes in.
The ideal reference/workbook for beginning to intermediate French-language learners, Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses shows you when and why to use certain verb tenses and gives you plenty of examples, increasing your confidence in choosing the right word.
Practice Makes Perfect: French Verb Tenses lets you:
- Learn when and why to use different verb tenses
- Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics
- Build your verb skills using more than 250 engaging exercises
With numerous skill-building exercises, comprehensive verb conjugation tables, and the proven Practice Makes Perfect format, you will learn to speak and write in French fluently in no time at all.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Verbs, conjugation, explanation and usage - this book does it all, all you have to do is the learning!
25 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
I have always struggled with French verbs - a forty year old mental block - and although my French is reasonably, my conjugation and verb usage has always let me down. This book has really made a difference - the descriptions of when to use what conjugation is excellent and for the first time I feel that I am really getting to grips with the vaguaries and intracacies of the French language. The excercises are fun - and if you work your way through them all methodically - you will have learned an enormous amount. The order in which the verbs are set out is something of a surprise but this fact might well be deliberate - it certainly makes you think a bit more. There are no quick fixes to learning grammar and conjugation, you just have to buckle down and learn it - if you are prepared to put in the time, this book will certainly give you a really good head start.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As the possesor of mostly forgotten schoolboy french i have struggled to find a good grammar book. This one is excellent. The explanations are succinct and not as dry as in other books i have used. All the key tenses are explained step by step, accompanied by multiple exercises to ensure that through repeated practice, the lessons are learnt. The exercises are really excellent practice. i worked through both this book and its sister, French grammar, and finished up feeling much more confident with my grammar basics, and sufficiently armed to start reading books in French (with a dictionery close at hand)
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read the Spanish version of this book, and this book is just as good. The explanations of the present tense, the passe compose, the imparfait, and the subjunctive are formidable. The book is divided into the following sections:
1. The Present Tense of Regular Verbs
2. The Present Tense of Irregular Verbs
3. A few impersonal verbs
4. Reflexive Verbs
5. The passe compose
6. The imperfect tense (l'imparfait)
7. The pluperfect tense (le plus-que-parfait)
8. The passe simple
9. The Future Tenses
10. The conditional
11. The subjunctive
12. The infinitive
13. The imperative
14. The present participle and the gerund
15. The Passive Voice
Although this book was great, I wish it had a better explanation of the subjunctive. It explained the present du subjonctif and the passe du subjonctif, but not the imparfait du subjonctif or the plus-que-parfait du subjonctif.
I liked the explanations of the passe compose and the imparfait, but the explanations are pretty much the same as in any other French grammar book. The same goes for the subjunctive. I don't particulary understand why the infinitive was explained at the END of the book. I think it should've been at the beginning.
Brandon Simpson
1. The Present Tense of Regular Verbs
2. The Present Tense of Irregular Verbs
3. A few impersonal verbs
4. Reflexive Verbs
5. The passe compose
6. The imperfect tense (l'imparfait)
7. The pluperfect tense (le plus-que-parfait)
8. The passe simple
9. The Future Tenses
10. The conditional
11. The subjunctive
12. The infinitive
13. The imperative
14. The present participle and the gerund
15. The Passive Voice
Although this book was great, I wish it had a better explanation of the subjunctive. It explained the present du subjonctif and the passe du subjonctif, but not the imparfait du subjonctif or the plus-que-parfait du subjonctif.
I liked the explanations of the passe compose and the imparfait, but the explanations are pretty much the same as in any other French grammar book. The same goes for the subjunctive. I don't particulary understand why the infinitive was explained at the END of the book. I think it should've been at the beginning.
Brandon Simpson
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Improve your French
This is an excellent book which fully explains all French verb tenses. It is ideal for home study and also included are examples of very useful phrases or sentences. Read more
Published 10 hours ago by Ron NTL
Very hard to navigate on the Kindle
Had to return it as hard to impossible to find the verb table you require quickly on the Kindle. Seems publishers rarely put much thought into how different the user experience is... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jt
excellent!!
bought this for my girl-friend. and gave this on her birthday. she loves the book!! and now I'm ordering the rest of the series :)
Published 7 months ago by Thilina Dananjaya
Clear and comprehensive
This is just a must have for every student of French language. The book is really well-written and clear. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Romano
Excellent book
This book is excellent - useful and clearly presented. It's very helpful for reviewing. I have been learning French for 3 years now, but I don't get to speak on a regular basis... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Gail HL
French Verb Tenses
This is great for anyone taking french at an intermediate to advanced level or for anyone wanted to brush up on their verbs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by lilracoon
Get to grips with French Verb Tenses
I am finding this book very useful. Explanations are clear and concise and the exercises use the knowledge just gained in a very helpful way. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Janet Halfpenney
Thank you Trudie Maria Booth.
I am considering sending flowers to this woman for creating such a brilliant workbook. It's suitable for anyone who wants to improve their French grammar. Read more
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