French in a Flash

Barbara Boyer is a native of France with 20 years of experience teaching all levels of French language in American universities. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She taught French language at USC for many years, and was also a Professor of French and Francophone literature for over a decade at Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution in Spokane, Washington.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction1: PronunciationFrench Sounds • Alphabet and Accents • Nasal and Other Sounds • Pronunciation Tips • Syllable Stress • Introduce Yourself • Cognates • Suffix Patterns • Numbers Exercises • Answer Keys2: ArticlesWhat Is an Article? • Main Rules • Indefinite Articles • Definite Articles • Partitive Articles • Exercises • Answer Keys3: NounsWhat Is a Noun? • Gender Forms • Plural Forms • List of Feminine Nouns • List of Masculine Nouns • Exercises • Answer Keys4: AdjectivesWhat Is an Adjective? • Summary • Gender Rules of Agreement • Number Rules of Agreement • Placement of Adjectives • List of Useful Adjectives • Exercises • Answer Keys5: AdverbsWhat Is an Adverb? • How to Form an Adverb • Irregular Adverbs • List of Useful Adverbs • Exercises • Answer Keys6: PrepositionsWhat Is a Preposition? • List of Prepositions • Specific Occurrences • Contractions • Prepositions and Geographic Places • Summary • Exercises • Answer Keys7: Comparatives and SuperlativesWhat Is a Comparative? • What Is a Superlative? • Summary of Comparatives • Summary of Superlatives • Irregular Forms • Exercises • Answer Keys8: Pronouns: Direct, Indirect, Y, En, DisjunctiveWhat Is a Pronoun? • Things You Need to Know • Which Pronoun to Use • Summary • Position of the Pronouns • Exercises • Answer Keys9: Relative PronounsWhat Is a Relative Pronoun? • Which Pronoun to Use • (Ce) Qui, (Ce) Que, (Ce) Dont • Prepositions with Qui • Lequel, Auquel, Duquel, etc. • Summary • Exercises • Answer Keys10: VerbsWhat Is a Verb? • Affirmative and Negative Forms • List of Verbs • Verbs and Prepositions • Reflexive Verbs • Moods and Tenses • Exercises • Answer Keys11: Asking a QuestionHow to Ask a Question • Interrogative Forms • Interrogative Words • Qui, Que, Quoi • List of Questions • Exercises • Answer Keys12: Present TenseWhat Is the Present Tense? • What You Need to Know • Regular Verbs • Irregular Verbs • Negative Form • Exercises • Answer Keys13: Past TensesWhat Are the Past Tenses? • L’Imparfait • Le Passé Composé • L’Imparfait vs. le Passé Composé • Le ­Plus-que-Parfait • Negative Form • Irregular Past Participles • Exercises • Answer Keys14: Future Tense and Conditional MoodWhat Is the Future Tense? What Is the Conditional Mood? • Conjugation • Summary for Future and Conditional • Irregularities and Exceptions • The “Si” Clause • The Near Future • Exercises • Answer Keys15: Imperative MoodWhat Is the Imperative Mood? • Negative Imperative • Irregular Imperative • Imperative with Pronouns • Imperative with Reflexive Verbs • Exercises • Answer Keys16: Subjunctive MoodWhat Is the Subjunctive Mood? • Present and Past Tenses • When to Use the Subjunctive • How to Form the Subjunctive • Expressions Followed by the Subjunctive • Irregularities and Exceptions • Exercises • Answer Keys17: Passive VoiceWhat Is the Passive Voice? • How to Form the Passive Voice • Different Tenses and Modes • Summary • Exercises • Answer Keys18: Impersonal ExpressionsWhat Is an Impersonal Expression? • C’est vs. Il Est/Elle Est • Tout, Tous, Toute, Toutes • Expressions with Neutral Pronoun “Il” • Il y a • Telling Time: Quelle Heure ­Est-Il? • Talking About the Weather: Quel Temps ­Fait-Il? • Exercises • Answer Keys19: Other Parts of SpeechConjunction • Possessive Case • Demonstrative • Useful Expressions • Exercises • Answer Keys20: Speak Like a French PersonSpoken French • Confusing Expressions • Common Mistakes • Hard Words to Pronounce • Abbreviations • Acronyms • Idiomatic Expressions • Street Talk • Le Verlan • Exercises • Answer KeysIndex