De Roussy de Sales - French Verb Drills

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Part 1
Regular VerbsPart 2
Irregular Verbs Practice is an indispensable element of mastery in foreign language learning, as in other subject areas. French Verb Drills is an excellent supplement to basic classroom texts and is particularly valuable as a tool for individualized instruction and practice. In a clear and concise way this book leads students to an understanding of how French verbs are formed and used. A variety of exercises reinforces the ability to manipulate the language in its written form, and many of the exercises can be easily converted to oral drills, thereby adding another dimension to practice. Students use the verbs in context, and the emphasis is on contemporary, colloquial use of the language.

There are several abbreviations that are used throughout the book. These are as follows: French Verb Drills is divided into two parts. provides complete reference charts for common irregular verbs and verb groups. There are also an appendix offering students a final review of all the conjugations learned in the book, an answer key for self-correction, and a FrenchEnglish/EnglishFrench index of verbs. For this latest edition, a helpful complement to this book is provided in the McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app, available online and as a free mobile app. All verb lists that appear throughout this book are presented in flashcard format, providing a convenient means to memorization.

The two verb indices are also included in a handy auto-fill glossary for quick reference. And for additional review, numerous interactive quizzes allow for helpful review on-the-go. This book and its supporting digital resources should be an invaluable aid for students wishing to advance more quickly in their study of French, as well as for those who need additional understanding and practice for mastering classroom assignments.

All French verbs have infinitives ending in -er, -ir, or -re. Regular verbs are normally classified into three groups, according to their infinitive ending: 1. fin ir (to finish) 3. vend re (to sell) The stem of the verb is obtained by dropping the infinitive ending -er, -ir, or -re (i.e., leaving the stems parl-, fin-, and vend-). The present tense of regular -er verbs is formed by adding the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, and -ent to the stem of the verb. The present tense of regular -er verbs is formed by adding the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, and -ent to the stem of the verb.

The subject pronouns (je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, ils/elles) are always used. In French, the second person singular (you) has two forms: the familiar form, using the pronoun tu, and the polite form, using the pronoun vous. The -e