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Get right to the good stuff with this easy-to-follow guide to French fundamentals

French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through the core concepts of French so you can apply right away and start communicating effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-read guide skips past the fluff and dives deep into the basics you need to improve your French and succeed on a French class exam and more.

This guide helps you figure out the right articles, adjectives, and pronouns you need to use in different situations. Plus, you'll also get expert advice on when to use the past tense, the imperfect, and how to express the future.

Inside:

  • Make adjectives agree, understand the different parts of French speech, and select the right preposition
  • Correctly ask and answer yes or no questions and participate in simple conversations
  • Use important verb distinctions, correctly pronounce French words, and deploy proper grammar

Perfect for everyone taking a French class, undertaking solo French study, or anyone looking for a handy, practical supplement to improve their understanding of the language, French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition is a hands-on reference packed with the tools, tips, and strategies you need to speak French.

Get right to the good stuff with this easy-to-follow guide to French fundamentals

French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through the core concepts of French so you can apply right away and start communicating effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-read guide skips past the fluff and dives deep into the basics you need to improve your French and succeed on a French class exam and more.

This guide helps you figure out the right articles, adjectives, and pronouns you need to use in different situations. Plus, you'll also get expert advice on when to use the past tense, the imperfect, and how to express the future.

Inside:

  • Make adjectives agree, understand the different parts of French speech, and select the right preposition
  • Correctly ask and answer yes or no questions and participate in simple conversations
  • Use important verb distinctions, correctly pronounce French words, and deploy proper grammar

Perfect for everyone taking a French class, undertaking solo French study, or anyone looking for a handy, practical supplement to improve their understanding of the language, French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition is a hands-on reference packed with the tools, tips, and strategies you need to speak French.

Über den Autor

Laura K. Lawless is the author of French Workbook For Dummies and a virtual French teacher who creates lessons, quizzes, listening exercises, and games for students around the world at [...].

Zoe Erotopolous, PhD is the author of French For Dummies and an experienced French language teacher. She currently teaches French at Fairfield University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Getting Down to Basics 5

Chapter 2: Putting Grammar to Work 21

Chapter 3: Here and Now: The Present Tense 45

Chapter 4: Describing and Comparing with Flair 69

Chapter 5: Connecting with Prepositions 89

Chapter 6: Asking and Answering Questions 97

Chapter 7: Using the Past 109

Chapter 8: Looking toward the Future 125

Chapter 9: Recognizing Verb Moods 133

Chapter 10: Ten Important Verb Particularities 153

Appendix: Verb Charts 161

Index 177

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Erwachsenenbildung
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Schulbücher
Rubrik: Schule & Lernen
Thema: Volkshochschule
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: For Dummies
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781394373192
ISBN-10: 1394373198
Sprache: Englisch
Französisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lawless, Laura K
Erotopoulos, Zoe
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Hersteller: Wiley John + Sons
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 211 x 143 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Laura K Lawless (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2025
Gewicht: 0,252 kg
Artikel-ID: 134078377