A Short Course in Reading French

Designed to help readers develop efficient skills for translating French in a short amount of time, this textbook teaches the basics of French grammar, reinforcing its lessons with exercises and key practice translations. A systematic guide, this book is a critical companion for university-level students learning to read and translate written French into English; for graduate scholars learning to do research in French or prepping for proficiency exams; and for any interested readers who want to improve their facility with the French language. In addition, A Short Course in Reading French.

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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Nouns, Articles, and Prepositions, and the Principle of Agreement; 1.1. Nouns, Gender, and the Principle of Agreement; 1.2. Articles; 1.3. Gendered Nouns; 1.4. The Plural of Nouns; 1.5. Prepositions; 1.6. Contraction of Prepositions with Definite Articles; 1.7. The Partitive and Negative Uses of DE; 1.8. The Multiple Meanings of DES; 2. Verbs, Subject Pronouns, and the Present Tense/Present De L'Indicatif; 2.1. Infinitives and Verb Families; 2.2. Subject Pronouns; 2.3. The Present Tense/Présent de l'Indicatif of -ER Verbs.

2.4. Translation of the Present Tense/Présent de l'Indicatif2.5. The Negative Form of the Present Tense; 2.6. T wo Important Irregular Verbs: AVOIR, to Have, and ÊTRE, to Be; 2.7. A Third Irregular Verb: ALLER, to Go; 2.8. Formation of Simple Questions; 2.9. Present Tense/Présent de l'Indicatif of -RE and -IR Verbs; 2.10. Another Important Irregular Verb: FA IRE, to Do, to Make; 3. Adjectives and Adverbs; 3.1. Adjectives; 3.2. Adverbs; 3.3. Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs; 3.4. Translation Passage; 4. Reflexive Verbs.

4.1. Reflexive Pronouns and the Formation of Reflexive Verbs4.2. The Negative Form…