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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p>Chapter 1: Getting Down to Basics 5</p> <p>Chapter 2: Narrowing the Gender Gap 19</p> <p>Chapter 3: It’s Happening in the Present 43</p> <p>Chapter 4: Being Descriptive and Connecting Your Thoughts 67</p> <p>Chapter 5: Connecting with Prepositions 87</p> <p>Chapter 6: Asking and Answering Questions 95</p> <p>Chapter 7: Uncovering the Past 107</p> <p>Chapter 8: Foreseeing the Future 123</p> <p>Chapter 9: Recognizing Verb Moods 131</p> <p>Chapter 10: Ten Important Verb Distinctions 151</p> <p>Appendix: Verb Charts 157</p> <p>Index 171</p>

<p><b>Laura K. Lawless</b> is the author of three language websites (French, Spanish, and English) and several successful language titles including <i>Intermediate French For Dummies.</i></p><p><b>Zoe Erotopoulos, PhD</b> has taught French for more than 30 years. She is the author of <i>French Verbs For Dummies.</i></p>

<p><b>Just the core concepts you need to write and speak French correctly</b></p><p>If you have some knowledge of French and want to polish your skills, <i>French Essentials For Dummies</i> focuses on just the core concepts you need to communicate effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time.</p><ul><li><b><i>French 101 — get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech</li></i><li><i>Gender matters — see how a noun’s gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use</li></i><li><i>The here and now — learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle</li></i><li><i>Way back when — get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passé composé) and when to use the imperfect</li></i><li><i>What lies ahead — discover the different ways to express the future</i></b></li></ul><p><b> Open the book and find:</b></p> <ul><li><b>A review of numbers, dates, and times</li><p><li>The parts of speech</li><p><li>How to determine a noun’s gender</li><p><li>How to select the correct preposition</li><p><li>Rules for making adjectives agree</li><p><li>Tips for asking and answering yes/no questions</li><p><li>Ways to spice up your descriptions </li><p><li>Ten important verb distinctions</li></b></ul>

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