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PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education

ISBN-101259836231

ISBN-139781259836237

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Number of Pages400 Pages

Publication NameFrench Demystified, Premium 3rd Edition

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFrench

Publication Year2016

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorAnnie Heminway

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

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Table Of ContentIntroductionPart One Basics of French UnderstandingCHAPTER 1 French PronunciationThe French You Already Know: Borrowed Words and CognatesThe French AlphabetPronouncing VowelsPronouncing ConsonantsSyllabificationThe Francophone WorldQuizCHAPTER 2 Naming ThingsDefinite ArticlesFrench Nouns and GenderAsking Basic QuestionsThe Gender of CountriesThe Plural of NounsIndefinite ArticlesThe Cardinal Numbers Zero to FiftyOrdinal NumbersDays, Months, and SeasonsFrench NamesQuizCHAPTER 3 Asking QuestionsSubject Pronouns-er Verb Endings in the Present TenseSpelling Changes in -er VerbsAsking QuestionsAnswering Questions in the NegativeThe Negation ni... niQuizCHAPTER 4 To Be or to Have, That Is the Question!The Verb êtreThe Verb avoirThe Verb allerUsing il y aExpressions of QuantityDemonstrative AdjectivesPossessive AdjectivesThe Numbers Fifty and AboveQuizCHAPTER 5 Describing Things-ir Verbs in the Present Tense-re Verbs in the Present TenseThe Imperative MoodQualitative AdjectivesMaking ComparisonsThe Académie françaiseQuizPart One TestPart Two Some Essential FriendsCHAPTER 6 Talking About Time and LocationTelling TimeAdverbs and Expressions of TimeAdverbs and Expressions of LocationUsing depuisGeographic NamesThe French Republic and GovernmentQuizCHAPTER 7 Expressing Possibilities, Wishes, and AbilitiesThe Verb devoirThe Verb vouloirThe Verb pouvoirIrregular -oir Verbs in the Present TenseThe Partitive ArticleSynonymsHomonymsOnomatopoeiaFrench EtiquetteQuizCHAPTER 8 Getting AcquaintedThe Verb savoirThe Verb connaîtrePrefixesSuffixesDans versus enColorsQuizCHAPTER 9 Talking About the Immediate Future and PastThe Immediate Future TenseThe Immediate Past TenseThe Verb tenirUsing the Impersonal Pronominal Verb il s'agit deThe Verb faireQuizCHAPTER 10 Using Pronominal VerbsThe Different Types of Pronominal VerbsPronominal Verbs in the Imperative FormPronominal Verbs in the InfinitiveParts of the BodyDisjunctive PronounsIntonation in FrenchThe Conjunction doncQuizPart Two TestPart Three Talking About the PastCHAPTER 11 All About PronounsDirect Object PronounsIndirect Object PronounsThe Pronoun yThe Pronoun enThe Order of the PronounsQuizCHAPTER 12 Talking About the Past with the passé composéThe passé composéThe passé composé with avoirThe passé composé with êtreUsing Direct Objects in the passé composéPronominal Verbs in the passé composéUsing Adverbs with the passé composéQuizCHAPTER 13 Talking About the Past with the imparfaitThe imparfaitUsing the imparfait for DescriptionUsing the imparfait for Habitual ActionUsing the imparfait to Express Interrupted ActionUsing the imparfait to Make a SuggestionUsing the imparfait to Express a Wish or RegretThe Immediate Past with the imparfaitThe imparfait Versus the passé composéQuizCHAPTER 14 All About PrepositionsPrepositions and French VerbsVerbs Without PrepositionsVerbs Followed by the Preposition àVerbs Followed by the Preposition deVerbs That Use Different PrepositionsCommon PrepositionsQuizCHAPTER 15 More Past Tenses and Indicating PossessionThe plus-que-parfaitThe passé simplePossessive PronounsDemonstrative PronounsQuizPart Three TestPart Four All Is SubjectiveCHAPTER 16 Using the Infinitive, Present Participle, Gerund, and Passive VoiceThe Present InfinitiveThe Past InfinitiveThe Present ParticipleThe GerundThe Passive VoiceQuizCHAPTER 17 Making Suggestions and HypothesesThe Simple FutureThe Future PerfectThe Present ConditionalThe Past ConditionalCould, Should, and WouldQuizCHAPTER 18 Knowing Who Is Who with Relative PronounsThe Relative PronounsThe Relative Pronoun quiThe Relative Pronoun queRelative Pronouns Following PrepositionsThe Relative Pronoun dontUsing the Antecedent ceIndirect SpeechQuizCHAPTER 19 The Subjunctive MoodThe SubjunctiveThe Present SubjunctiveUses of the SubjunctiveThe Past SubjunctiveQuizPart Four TestFinal ExamEnglish-French GlossaryFrench-English GlossaryAnswer KeyIndex

SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Say au revoir to your fears of learning French with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guide The updated third edition of French DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive, step-by-step educational experience that has made the DeMYSTiFieD language series such a success. This established, unintimidating approach to speaking, reading, and writing a new language takes the mystery and menace out of the learning process, whether in class or at home. Hundreds of quiz and test questions, chapter-opening objectives, and specific recommendations for difficult subtopics and individual weaknesses help you learn basic grammar structures and verb tenses, pronunciation, essential vocabulary, and how to communicate with confidence. In addition to DeMYSTiFieD's time-tested strategies, this edition features 90 minutes of streaming audio recordings and chapter review quizzes via the unique McGraw-Hill Language Lab app, so you can enhance your study via mobile or online, at home or on the go.

LC Classification NumberPC2129