Essential French Verbs (Teach Yourself Verbs) - Softcover

Weston, Marie-Therese

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444103601 ISBN 13: 9781444103601

Publisher: Teach Yourself, 2010

Synopsis

Essential French Verbs is the course for you if you need help with your study of French. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course contains hints on how to learn verbs effectively.

The aim of this book is to help you improve your command of French by focusing on one aspect of language learning that invariably causes difficulties - verbs and the way they behave.

Whether you are a complete beginner or a relatively advanced learner, you can consult the book when you need to know the form of a verb quickly.

The introductory section gives you a complete overview of French verbs and how they work in the various tenses.

Essential French Verbs contains:
- full coverage of the main tenses for 200 frequently used French verbs arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference
- examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and words sharing the same origin
- a French-English verb list of approximately 3000 verbs with details of the patterns they follow
- an English-French verb list giving the most frequently used English verbs in French with details of the patterns they follow

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About the Author

Marie-Thérÿse Weston has taught French to learners of all ages.

Paul Ridley is a teacher of French and English as a Foreign Language, and has taught at universities in the UK and France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444103601
• ISBN 13: 9781444103601
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288