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Index
C
à 89, 208; + definite article 208;
vs. chez 211; à demain 61;
à samedi 61
acheter, and verbs like 268-269
activities, talking about daily 72
adjectives agreement and
formation 20, 138-139, 164-165,
166; beau, nouveau, vieux 279;
bon/meilleur 262, 280;
comparison with 280;
demonstrative 270;
interrogative 271; invariable 174,
262; of nationality 19, 167;
ordinal numbers as 233;
position before and after the
noun 168, 175; possessive 230,
232
adverbs ending in -ment 357; in
impersonal expressions 178; of
quantity 165; position of 100
age talking about your age and
asking others 37
agreement noun-adjective 166;
subject-past participle 342;
subject-verb 84, 94, 96, 98, 278,
288, 290, 342
Algeria 305
aller in passé composé 342;
present 24, 206; to express near
future 212; expressions 206
alphabet 17
approval, expressing 100, 289
articles see definite article;
indefinite article; partitive article
attention, how to get someone’s 176
avoir expressions with 45, 152,
286, 320; passé composé
formed with 321; past participle
335; present 152; to tell age 37
ça va (bien; comme çi, comme ça;
mal) 24
celebrating, how to celebrate a
happy occasion 349
ce, cet, cette, ces 270
c’est 27, 53, 61, 62, 140; in
impersonal expressions 178;
vs. il est 31, 177; with stress
pronouns 221
chez 211, 221
clothing, talking about 258, 260,
262
combien 53; combien de 286
cognates 122, 243, 357
colors, talking about 40-41, 174
commands see imperative
compliments, expressing 186
comparison with adjectives 280
conclusion, how to introduce 167
connaître 398; tu connais 31;
vs. savoir 398
contractions à with le, les 208;
de with le, les 219, 228
contradict, how to contradict
negative statements or questions
157; how to contradict someone
222
B
beau, belle 279
Belgium 242
body, identifying head, neck, etc. 68
boire past participle 383; present
383
D
danser 74
dates talking about the day and
date 62, 63
days of week 61; with definite article
63, 159
de 89; + definite article 219; in
expressions of quantity 378; in
negative sentences 156; in noun
+ de + noun 223; indicating
possession 228
definite article 32, 46, 153, 155;
contractions with à 208;
contractions with de 219;
in general sense 158; with days
of week 63, 159
demonstrative adjectives 270
devoir 78, 392
dire 404
direct object pronouns le, la, les
399; me, te, nous, vous 388;
position in present tense 399;
with commands 390, 401
directions asking for
information/directions 199
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A
E
écrire 404
encourage, how to wish someone
luck or encourage 339
elision 32, 89, 106
emphasize how to emphasize a
question/remark 270
-er verbs imperative 291; past
participle 321; present 95, 98
espérer, and verbs like 269
est-ce que in information questions
106; in passé composé 326; in
“yes-no” questions 86-87
être être de 19; in descriptions 177;
passé composé formed with 342,
344; past participle 335;
present 84
F
faire expressions with 53, 65, 110,
313; past participle 335;
present 110
familiar vs. formal 23, 84
family members, talking about 35,
229
food and meals, talking about 45,
49, 364, 366, 370, 376, 377, 378,
383, 384, 395
future expressed with aller 212
G
games, talking about 220
gender 20, 27, 28, 46
geographical names prepositions
with 19
H
Haiti 151
Index R 49
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I
il est 31; vs. c’est 177
il y a 144, 379
imperative 45, 53; forms and uses
291; position of object pronouns
with 390; summary charts R8R11
indefinite article 27, 28, 153, 155;
in negative sentences 156
indirect object pronouns lui, leur
402; me, te, nous, vous 388
position in present tense 402;
with commands 390, 402
infinitive 94; after certain verbs 74,
75, 101; in aller + infinitive 212
interrogative constructions
combien, combien de 262;
est-ce que 86; in passé composé
326; information questions 106,
262; inversion 111; quel, quelle
271; qu’est-ce que 86, 109, 140,
262; qui, and expressions with
108; “yes-no” questions 86-87,
111; expressions 106
intonation 47, 51, 86-87, 106
invitations accepting, extending,
rejecting 78
inversion in the passé composé
326, 342; in the present 111
-ir verbs imperative 291; past
participle 333; present 278
J
jouer à 75; jouer de 220
L
leisure time, talking about 308
liaison 29, 32, 36, 57, 63, 84, 89, 94,
96, 152, 153, 155, 156, 175, 206,
208, 219, 223, 228, 230, 232,
268, 270, 271, 279, 280, 388,
399
live, describing where you live 196
M
maps 4, 8-9, R2, R4
Martinique 19
mettre 259; past participle 335;
R 50 Index
present 272, 364
money (French) talking about how
much things cost; borrowing
money 52, 53, 285; expressions
53
months of the year 62
Morocco 357
music, talking about 220
N
nager 74
names giving your name; asking
others 11, 15, 31
nationalities, talking about 19, 167
negation followed by de 381; how
to answer yes/no questions 87;
in the passé composé 324, 342;
ne…jamais 346; ne…pas 74, 77,
78, 88, 98; ne…personne 347;
ne…rien 347; position 212, 381;
si 157
nouns abbreviations 23; gender:
masculine/feminine 27, 28, 46,
138, 153; irregular plurals 258;
noun + de + noun 223; number:
singular/plural 154, 258;
replaced by subject pronouns 53,
142; shortened forms 75
nouveau, nouvelle 279
numbers cardinal 17, 21, 25, 29, 33,
262; in dates 63; ordinal 62,
233; pronunciation of 33;
summary chart R7
O
on 288
opinions, expressing 178;
introducing personal opinions
281
ouvrir 132
P
parce que 106
partitive article 378-379; in negative
phrases 381
parts of the body 68
passé composé 333; -er verbs 152
(TE); -ir verbs 278 (TE); -re verbs
290 (TE); acheter (préférer) 268-
269 (TE); aller 206-207 (TE);
mettre 272 (TE); venir 218 (TE);
formed with avoir 321; formed
with être 342, 344; in negative
sentences 324; in questions 326;
summary charts R8-R11
past events, talking about 321, 333,
335, 340
past participle agreement with
subject 342; irregular verbs 335;
regular verbs 321, 333
people, talking about and describing
27, 138
plural adjectives 166, 230, 232,
270-271; articles 154-155;
nouns 154-155
possession possessive adjectives 36,
230; with de 228
possessions, talking about 142, 144,
147
preferences expressing 268, 367;
j’aime, je n’aime pas, je préfère
74; telling someone to leave you
alone 391
pouvoir 78, 392
préférer 268
prendre past participle 377;
present 364, 377, 379
prepositions 85, 89; with cities,
countries 19; with stress
pronouns 221
present tense 94-95; of regular
verbs: see -er, -ir, -re verbs;
summary charts R8; of irregular
verbs: see individual verb listings;
summary charts R9
pronouns direct object 388, 390;
indirect object 402; stress 15,
221; subject 53, 84-85, 142, 153,
288
pronunciation 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37,
47, 51, 55, 57, 84, 89, 94, 96,
101, 111, 153, 154, 155, 159, 164,
166, 169, 175, 179, 208, 213, 219,
223, 228, 232, 233, 270, 271,
272, 273, 279, 280, 281, 290,
293, 327, 337, 347, 378, 383,
393, 405; summary chart R5
Q
quantity expressions of 370, 371;
partitive article to express 378379
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R
regret, expressing 100
-re verbs imperative 291; past
participle 333; present 290, 403
S
salutations, asking how someone is
doing 23
salut vs. bonjour 23
savoir 140; vs. connaître 398
seasons 65
sequence, how to talk about the order
in which things take place 323
Senegal 105
sound-spelling correspondence
summary chart R5
spelling marks 17
sports, talking about 220
stress pronouns 15, 221
subject pronouns 53, 84-85, 142,
153, 288
surprise, mild doubt, expressing 107,
222, 231
T
time, how to tell 56-58; at what
time? 58
tu vs. vous 49, 84
V
vacation, talking about 312
venir in passé composé 344;
present 218
verbs regular -er singular 94;
plural 94; negative 98: see -er,
-ir, -re verbs; irregular: see
individual verb listings; summary
charts R8-R11; followed by
indirect objects 403; followed by
infinitive 74-75, 77, 101; stemchanging 218, 268, 286, 310
vieux, vieille 279
voici 27, 379
voilà 27, 379
voir past participle 335; present 332
vouloir 376; je veux/ne veux pas,
je voudrais 77, 78, 376, 379;
tu veux 45
vous vs. tu 49, 84
W
weather expressions, talking about
the seasons and weather 65
weekend, talking about 310
wishes, expressing 77
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quand 62, 336
Quebec 31
quel, quelle 271; quel âge… 37
quelqu’un, quelque chose 347
qu’est-ce que 109
questions information 326;
inversion 111; “yes-no” 87, 326
qui 108; qui est-ce 27, 138;
expressions with 108