Polish your French grammar skills and communicate with more savoir-faire The only way to build your confidence in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. From present tense of regular verbs to direct object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all aspects of French grammar that you need to master. Focusing on the practical aspects of French as it's really spoken, each unit of Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar features clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of engaging exercises. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar makes mastering grammar easy with: Clear, down-to-earth, easy-to-follow explanations that make even the most complex principles easy to understand Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point Dozens of exercises in formats suited to every learning style Practical and high-frequency vocabulary used throughout A detailed answer key for quick, easy progress checks With help from this book, you can effortlessly use: * Verbs ending in -oir * Infinitives * Relative pronouns * Gerunds * Pronominal verbs * Passe Compose * Expressions of time * Passive voice

Table of Contents

1 The Present Tense of Regular --er Verbs 2 The Present of --ir and --re Verbs 3 To Be and To Have 4 More Irregular Verbs 5 Devoir and Its Many Facets 6 Pronominal Verbs 7 The Passe Compose 8 The Imparfait 9 The Simple Future and the Futur Anterieur 10 The Plus-que-Parfait 11 The Present Conditional and the Past Conditional 12 Could, Would, Should? 13 The Present Subjunctive and the Past Subjunctive 14 The Infinitive Mood 15 The Present Participle and the Gerund 16 The Passe Simple 17 The Passive Voice 18 Indirect Speech 19 The Imperative Mood 20 Articles and Nouns 21 All the Pronouns 22 Adjectives and Comparisons 23 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 24 Relative Pronouns 25 Adverbs and Expressions of Time, Frequency, and Location 26 Numbers 27 Pot Pourri Verb Tables Glossary Answer Key

About the Author

Annie Heminway teaches translation, creative writing and literature at the French Institute Alliance Francaise and is the author of Practice Makes Perfect: French Pronouns and Prepositions and Better Reading French.