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You need to know how to select the right tense and how to conjugate verbs before you can correctly use them.. Whether you took French in high school or college, are currently taking it,

Every day when speaking your native language, you use verbs When you want to walk to the store, eat a pickle, run away from a dog, or even just be in the same room as your

pesky brother, you use verbs You probably don’t even think about how you select the cor-rect verb and the corcor-rect tense However, when you’re studying a new language, these choices may not be quite as intuitive You need to know how to select the right tense and how to conjugate verbs before you can correctly use them That’s where this book fits in Whether you took French in high school or college, are currently taking it, or just know

enough to get you by, French Verbs For Dummies can guide you in using verb tenses

cor-rectly (If you have very little familiarity with French, check out the “Foolish Assumptions” section later in this Introduction to see whether this is really the book for you.) The concise and clear explanations in addition to the multiple examples in this book can eliminate any guesswork and show you how to form the various tenses step by step Furthermore, I clearly explain verb tenses and moods from the present indicative to the past subjunctive with

ample examples French Verbs For Dummies isn’t a textbook, but a workbook where you

have a chance to practice the material in small doses At the end of each chapter, I provide

an answer key so that you can check your answers as you go These answers can provide you with the certainty and confidence that you’re using all the verbs correctly

So sit back and relax This book is no boring grammar class It’s a fun and straightforward way to use French verbs in order to greet people, ask questions, give orders, provide

expla-nations, and express your wishes Ready? Commençons! (Let’s begin!)

About This Book

I designed this book to make it as accessible as possible You can scan the Table of Contents

or the Index and choose the chapters that interest you the most Each chapter is self-contained, with an introduction of the verb tense and/or the verb mood as well as clear explanations regarding the particular construction on which it focuses

This book provides clear explanations and examples from the onset — from the subject pronouns and forming hypothetical sentences to using the subjunctive correctly and confi-dently You’re guided in distinguishing transitive from intransitive verbs, in recognizing and using the various verb moods, such as indicative, conditional, and subjunctive; and you become aware of the differences between using verbs in French and in English

Furthermore, I divide each chapter into sections so that you can find the specific informa-tion you need, followed by exercises, which you can choose to do for practice The practice sections usually include fill-in-the-blank problems, questions where I ask you to conjugate the verbs in parentheses, and translation sentences Then, you can take a look at the

answer key at the end of each chapter to check your answers French Verbs For Dummies

guides you every step of the way toward the successful use of the backbone of any com-plete sentence: the verb

Conventions Used in This Book

In order to make this book easy to use, I use the following conventions:

In order for you to easily identify the French, I boldface all French words, including

the complete sentences in the examples, French verbs when they appear by themselves, and the French verb endings when I show you how to conjugate the verbs

I italicize all the English translations that follow the French terms.

Verb conjugations appear in verb tables I boldface each verb ending to

empha-size it

In the Answer Key, I provide English translations for all the problems (even when

I don’t ask you to provide the translation) to help you better understand the

sen-tence These translations are in italics.

In the Answer Key, some practice problems may have more than one correct answer I provide the most common answer in those instances

Before each series of practice problems, I provide a sample question in a Q-and-A format so that you can see how to answer those questions

Foolish Assumptions

When writing this book, I made the following assumptions about you, my dear reader:

You took French classes way back when and you remember very little, but you want to get a refresher on your verbs

You want to gather the bits and pieces and assemble them and apply them to regular, normal, everyday conversation

You have taken quite a few years of French, but you’re still having difficulty dis-tinguishing between the imperfect and the passé composé (or some other verb tense that’s giving you headaches)

You finally want to demystify and master the subjunctive

If any of these assumptions apply to you, then French Verbs For Dummies is for you.

However, if you’ve never taken a French course or know very little, I suggest that you

first start with French For Dummies by Dodi-Katrin Schmidt, Michelle M Williams, and

Dominique Wenzel (Wiley) or consider enrolling in an introductory French class

How This Book Is Organized

French Verbs For Dummies is divided into parts, starting with the very basic present

indicative tense and ending with the Appendixes Each part has multiple chapters that expand on the general topic of the specific part

Part I: Living in the Here and Now:

The Present Indicative This part introduces the subject pronouns and gives some basic verb information

Furthermore, it introduces and conjugates the present tense of regular verbs, spelling-change verbs, irregular verbs, and pronominal verbs This part also intro-duces the present participle and gerund

Part II: Using Verbs Correctly with Questions, Commands, and Such

In this part, I show you how to ask and answer questions, give commands, and go anywhere in or out of town and then come back I also cover some verbs that you can use in common expressions that have a different meaning in French

Part III: Taking a Look Back: The Past Tenses This part introduces, forms, and explains the uses of the imperfect, passé composé, and pluperfect tenses of regular, irregular, and pronominal verbs It also explains the difference between the imperfect and the passé composé in order to describe past events and actions Also included in this part are two literary past tenses: the passé simple and the passé antérieur

Part IV: Looking Ahead: The Future and the Conditional Tenses

In this part, I show you how to form and use the future, the future perfect, the condi-tional, and past conditional tenses I also explain how to make polite requests and form hypothetical sentences

Part V: Considering Your Mood:

Subjunctive or Not This part looks at forming the present and past subjunctive of regular, irregular, and pronominal verbs It also explains step by step when and how to use the subjunctive with certain verbs, verbal expressions, and conjunctions

Part VI: The Part of Tens Consisting of two chapters, this part gathers the top tens in French verbs: ten verbs used the French way and the ten most frequently mixed-up verbs

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Introduction

Part VII: Appendixes The appendixes enable you to see at a glance all the various verb conjugations together It starts off with a French-to-English verb glossary (Appendix A), an English-to-French verb glossary (Appendix B), and finishes with Appendix C for irregular verbs

Icons Used in This Book

As in every For Dummies book, I use icons to help you find specific information I

place them on the left-hand margin throughout the book The icons are When you see this bulls-eye, you know I’m pointing out tips to help you grasp a spe-cific concept

The Remember icon indicates that you need to put this little tidbit in the back of your mind I’m telling you something important about the verb or verb conjugation

I use the Example icon in front of an example that demonstrates the format of a concept

The Practice icon tells you that it’s time for you to start the practice exercises Get your pencils and pens ready

Where to Go from Here

The best thing about French Verbs For Dummies is that you can take a look at the

Table of Contents and choose the chapter in which you’re interested or you need more practice Now take a chance and just give it a try Only you know what you don’t know Just pick a chapter and go at your own pace Remember, I’m with you every step of the way!