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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                                                                                                                                  

 

 

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