French Grammar by Charts: List of Contents
Part I Introduction to Basic Grammatical Terminology
French Articles
Definite, Indefinite, and Partitive Articles
Uses of the Definite Article in French
When to Omit Articles in French
The Translation of IN /TO /or FROM + Place
Determining Noun Gender
Feminine and Plural Noun Formation
Negations
Negating Conjunctions of Coordination and Sans
Question Formation
Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives
Discrimination WHAT Interrogative Pronoun and WHAT Relative Pronoun
The Various Personal Pronouns and their Uses
Pronouns Y and EN
Invariable Neuter Pronoun LE
Rules of Agreement of Past Participles with Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns
TOUT: Adjective, Pronoun and Adverb
Indefinite Pronoun ON
Descriptive Adjectives
Adverbs: Classification, Function and Position
Comparatives and Superlatives
Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
C’EST vs. IL/ELLE EST
Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
French Numbers, Dates and Telling the Time
French Prepositions linked to a Noun and their English Counterparts
Prepositions and Adverbs of Place: A Corresponding Chart
French Prepositions and Their Various English Equivalents
Prepositions and Conjunctions
Main Prepositions and Conjunctions: A Corresponding Chart
Conjunctions of Subordination
Simple and Complex Sentences
Part II
Introduction to Grammatical Terminology for Verbs
The Indicative Present: Formation and Uses
The Imperative Mood
Spelling Changes in Verbs Conjugation.
Expressing an Action Started in the Past and Continuing in the Present
DEPUIS or PENDANT? The Translation of FOR + Period of Time
Perfective vs. Imperfective Aspect
The Imparfait and Plus que Parfait : Formation and Uses
Passé Composé, and Passé Surcomposé : Formation and Uses
Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs
The Formation of Compound Tenses.
Irregular Past Participles of Common Verbs
Using Imparfait vs. Passé Composé in a Narration
Passé Simple and Passé Antérieur
Using the Passé Composé , Passé Surcomposé, Imparfait, Plus-que-parfait, Passé Simple & Passé Antérieur in Time Clauses
Futur amd, Futur Antérieur: Formation and Uses
Immediate Future and Immediate Past
Tense Sequence in Time Clauses with the Indicative
The Conditional Present and Past Formation and Uses
Tense Sequence in Hypothetical Clauses
Tenses in the Indicative Mood : Overview
Semi Auxiliary Verb DEVOIR
Semi Auxiliary Verb POUVOIR
Translating TO KNOW: CONNAÎTRE vs. SAVOIR
The Causative Construction with FAIRE
French Pronominal Verbs and Their English Translation.
Rules of Agreement of the Past Participle in Compound Tenses
The Passive Voice
The Present Participle
The Infinitive Mood: Tenses and Uses
Tense Sequence in Object Clauses
Direct and Indirect Speech
Impersonal Verbs and Their English Translation
The Subjunctive Mood: Tense Formation
The Subjunctive Mood: Use
Tense Sequence in Subordinate Object Clause: Overview
Chart of Conjunctions followed by the Indicative, Subjunctive and Infinitive
The Translation of Various English Idioms into French
The Subjunctive Imparfait and Plus-que-Parfait : Formation and Uses
Appendix I: A Quick Guide to Wrting Simple and Complex Sentences
Appendix II Glossary of Common Grammatical Terms
Appendix III: Cardinal Numbers & Their Spelling
Appendix I V: Verb Conjugation, Auxiliaries, Regular Verbs, Irregular Verbs
Index