Introduction Useful grammatical terminology for verbs A few remarks about French pronunciation I THE PRESENT TENSE 1 The present tense of regular verbs The conjugation of regular -er verbs The conjugation of -er verbs with spelling changes The conjugation of regular -ir verbs The conjugation of regular -re verbs Asking questions Verbs and their objects 2 The present tense of irregular verbs The conjugation of irregular verbs The uses of the present tense Special uses of aller and venir Savoir and connaître Exercices de révision Idioms with avoir, faire, être, aller, vouloir, and prendre Plaire (à) 3 A few impersonal verbs Weather verbs The impersonal use of être The impersonal use of avoir Other impersonal expressions 4 Reflexive verbs The present tense of reflexive verbs Common French reflexive verbs and their use Exercices de révision Reflexive and non-reflexive use The use of the reflexive pronoun to indicate reciprocal action Reflexive constructions with a passive meaning II THE PAST TENSES 5 The passé composé The formation of the passé composé The passé composé of verbs conjugated with avoir The passé composé of verbs conjugated with être Verbs that can be conjugated with être or avoir The passé composé of reflexive verbs Exercices de révision The uses of the passé composé 6 The imperfect tense The formation of the imperfect tense The uses of the imperfect tense The uses of the passé composé and imperfect tense contrasted 7 The pluperfect tense The formation of the pluperfect tense The uses of the pluperfect tense 8 The passé simple The formation of the passé simple The uses of the passé simple III THE FUTURE TENSES, THE CONDITIONAL, AND THE SUBJUNCTIVE 9 The future tenses The formation of the simple future The uses of the simple future The close future (le futur proche) The formation of the future perfect The uses of the future perfect 10 The conditional The formation of the present conditional The uses of the present conditional The formation of the past conditional The uses of the past conditional Tense sequences in conditional sentences 11 The subjunctive The present subjunctive of regular verbs The present subjunctive of irregular verbs The past subjunctive The uses of the subjunctive Exercices de révision The use of the subjunctive in the main clause IV THE INFINITIVE, THE IMPERATIVE, THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE AND GERUND, AND THE PASSIVE VOICE 12 The infinitive The formation of the infinitives The negative infinitive The uses of the infinitive Faire + infinitive (causative faire) Verb + de quoi (something, enough) + infinitive Exercices de révision 13 The imperative Regular forms of the imperative The negative imperative Irregular forms of the imperative The position of object pronouns with the imperative The imperative of reflexive verbs 14 The present participle and the gerund The formation of the present participle The uses of the present participle The gerund and its uses 15 The passive voice The formation of the passive voice The uses of the passive voice Review exercises Appendix A: Numbers, dates, time Appendix B: Verb tables French-English glossary English-French glossary Answer key.