The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage.

• Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses
• Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions
• Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book

• Use the French language confidently and correctly
  Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.

  Autorentext

  Véronique Mazet has a doctorate in French from the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of two successful grammar books. She currently teaches French at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas.

  Inhalt

  Introduction 1

  Part I: Getting Started with French Grammar 5

  Chapter 1: French Grammar in a Nutshell 7

  Chapter 2: Sounding Out French Words 17

  Chapter 3: Using Nouns and Determiners 35

  Chapter 4: Describing Nouns with Adjectives 55

  Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Times 69

  Part II: Constructing Sentences, Saying No, and Asking Questions 85

  Chapter 6: Acquainting Yourself with the Present Tense 87

  Chapter 7: Acting on Oneself and on Each Other: Pronominal Verbs 107

  Chapter 8: Just Say No: Negative Words and Phrases 119

  Chapter 9: Handling Questions and Exclamations 131

  Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences 155

  Chapter 10: Saying Where, When, and How with Adverbs 157

  Chapter 11: Picking Up Prepositions 171

  Chapter 12: It's All Relative: Making Comparisons 187

  Chapter 13: Using Pronouns 203

  Chapter 14: Adding the Gerund and the Passive to Your Repertoire 227

  Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 237

  Chapter 15: Noting Past Actions with the Present Perfect 239

  Chapter 16: Reminiscing and Describing Ongoing Past Actions with the Imperfect 253

  Chapter 17: Projecting Forward with the Future 265

  Part V: Expressing Conditions, Subjectivity, and Orders 283

  Chapter 18: Wondering with the Conditional 285

  Chapter 19: Surveying the Subjunctive 301

  Chapter 20: Giving Orders with the Imperative 319

  Chapter 21: Discovering Compound Tenses 333

  Part VI: The Part of Tens 341

  Chapter 22: Ten Common French Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 343

  Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Useful French Idioms 349

  Index 353