French Verbs and IdiomsUniversity Press of America, 2005 - 303 pages French Verbs and Idioms is divided into 20 chapters. The preliminary chapter defines essential grammatical terms (such as conjugation, mood, elision, gender, agreement, etc.), and categorizes the verbs. Chapters 1-13 are devoted to the present indicative, past participle, pass compos , imparfait, pluperfect, pronominal verbs, the imperative, future tenses, present and past conditional, the subjunctive, present participle, infinitive, causative faire, pass simple, and the pass ant rieur. Chapters 14-17 treat impersonal verbs, incomplete verbs, direct speech, indirect speech, and the passive voice. Chapters 18-20 present those French verbs which have several meanings in English, idiomatic expressions, and "problem verbs," or English verbs that have various equivalents in French and are difficult for Anglophone speakers. Extensive lists of useful idioms, proverbs, and sayings containing the verbs, tenses, and moods discussed fill the gaps in the knowledge of the advanced learner. Explanations are in English, and all verbs, examples, idioms, proverbs, and sayings (drawn from current usage) are translated into English for comparison purposes and in order to facilitate comprehension for students of any level. |
Table des matières
II | 1 |
III | 23 |
IV | 33 |
V | 43 |
VI | 57 |
VII | 83 |
VIII | 91 |
IX | 99 |
XIV | 163 |
XV | 177 |
XVI | 183 |
XVII | 199 |
XVIII | 203 |
XIX | 211 |
XX | 217 |
XXI | 249 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
à qn action or situation adjective allé aller arrive avait avoir beau bien C'est connaître croire deux devoir dire direct object donner Elle ending verbs enfants English meaning est-ce été être expressions fait faut finir followed France French future happen heures imparfait imperative imperfect imperfect tense impersonal Impersonal Verbs indirect speech infinitive irregular verbs J'ai jamais jours main clause malade mettre mieux mois n'est Note noun object pronoun one's oneself parlé parler partir passé composé passé simple passer passive past participle penser peur peux pluperfect plural pouvoir prendre preposition present indicative present participle present tense pronominal verbs qch à qn qu'elle Qu'est-ce qu'il reflexive pronoun reflexive verbs rien s'en s'est s'il sb/sth semaine sentence soir sommes sortir subjunctive subordinate clause temps tenir tomber tout transitive verb translated travail vais venir verbs ending voir voiture vouloir