Myrna Bell RochesterEasy French Step-by-Step
Master High-Frequency Grammar for French Proficiency - Fast!
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I. First Elements of French 1. Nouns, Articles, and Descriptive Adjectives
Gender and Number of Nouns and Articles The Definite Article Masculine
Nouns Feminine Nouns Masculine and Feminine Articles Before a Vowel Sound
or Mute h Singular Nouns and the Definite Article Learning the Gender of
Nouns The Indefinite Article Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns Plural Nouns
Pronouncing the Plural Descriptive Adjectives Agreement of Adjectives in
Gender and Number Adjectives of Color Adjectives That Precede the Noun Key
Vocabulary Les adjectifs descriptifs (Descriptive Adjectives)Les cou/eurs
(Colors) Key Vocabulary Les nationalities (Nationanlities)
2. The Verbs etre and avoir, Subject Pronouns, and Negation The VerbsThe
Verbs etre (to be) and avoir (to have) Être and Subject Pronouns Subject
Pronouns Uses of Être Expressions with Être Key Vocabulary
Conjonctions. quafificatifs. et adverbes (Conjunctions, Qualifiers, and
Adverbs) Negation with ne ... pas The Verb avoir (to have) Ne ... pas de
... with avoir If y a ... (There is ... , There are ... ) Expressions with
avoir Key Vocabulary La maison (The House) Reading Comprehension: La maison
de Jean-Pierre
3.Days and Months, Regular -er Vel"bs in the Pl"eSent Tense, and
InterrogativesDays of the Week, Months, and Seasons
Les jours de la semaine(Days of the Week)
Les mois de I'annee(Months of the Year)
Les saisons (Seasons)
Les parties du jour(Parts of the Day) Regular Verbs in the Present
TenseConjugating Regular -er Verbs Uses of the Present Tense Interrogatives
and Interrogative Words Yes/No QuestionsInformation Questions Key
Vocabulary
Noms mascu/ins (Masculine Nouns) Noms feminins (Feminine Noun~) Adjectifs
(Adjectives) Conjonctions(Conjunctions) Reading Comprehension: Une petite
ville en province 4 Numbers, Dates, and Time and Regular -ir Verbs in the
Present Tense Cardinal Numbers Numbers from 0 to 99 Numbers from 100
Ordinal Numbers The Date and the YearTelling Time Regular -if Verbs in the
Present TenseKey Vocabulary Les magas;ns et les commerces (Stores and
Businesses)Key Vocabulary Les repas et Jes provisions(Meals and
Groceries)Reading Comprehension: Au restaurant
