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	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1	Pronouncing and Writing French	1
	The Alphabet	2
	Sounds	3
	Liaison, Elision, and Enchainement	5
	Capitalization	8
	Punctuation Marks	8
	Accents	11
Chapter 2	Using Everyday Expressions	13
	Colloquial, Idiomatic, and Other Useful Expressions	14
	French Gestures	19
	Salutations and Greetings	21
	Numbers and Dates	22
Chapter 3	Developing a Basic Vocabulary	31
	Conjunctions	32
	Basic Words to Memorize	32
	Describing Things and People	32
Chapter 4	Understanding Articles	37
	Discovering French Articles	38
	The Definite Article	39
	The Indefinite Article	40
	The Partitive Article	41
Chapter 5	Using Nouns	45
	Understanding Nouns	46
	Gender of Nouns	46
	Plural Nouns	52
Chapter 6	Forming Present-Tense Verbs	57
	Verb Forms: The Infinitive	58
	Conjugating Verbs in the Present Tense	58
	Idiomatic Expressions with Avoir	77
	The Present Participle	80
Chapter 7	Asking Questions and Giving Orders	85
	Asking Basic Questions	86
	Asking Questions with Interrogative Pronouns	87
	Using the Interrogative Adjective Quel	91
	Using Interrogative Adverbs	93
	Giving Orders: The Imperative Verb Form	94
Chapter 8	Negating Words and Phrases	99
	Negative Expressions	100
	Responding to Negative Questions	101
	Negative Conjunctions (Neither ... Nor)	101
	Negative Pronouns	103
	Negative Adverbs	104
Chapter 9	Utilizing Objects, Prepositions, and Pronouns	109
	Direct and Indirect Objects	110
	Prepositions	112
	Subject Pronouns	118
	Object Pronouns	120
	Demonstrative Pronouns	129
	Relative Pronouns	130
Chapter 10	Using Adjectives	137
	Basic Adjective Use	138
	Possessive Adjectives	156
	Demonstrative Adjectives	157
Chapter 11	Understanding Adverbs	159
	Forming Adverbs	160
	Memorizing Adverbs	161
	Adverbial Phrases	163
	Positioning and Using Adverbs	164
Chapter 12	Forming Past-Tense Verbs	165
	English Past-Tense Constructions	166
	The Simple Past Tense: Le Passe Compose	167
	The Imperfect Past Tense: L'Imparfait	178
	The Pluperfect Tense: Le Plus-Que-Parfait	187
	Choosing the Appropriate Past Tense	188
	Literary Tenses	188
	Idiomatic Expressions--the Recent Past	193
Chapter 13	Using Reflexive Verbs	195
	Understanding Reflexive Verbs	196
	Reflexive Verbs Used Reciprocally	198
	Verbs That Are Always Pronomial	200
Chapter 14	Forming the Future Tense	201
	English Future-Tense Constructions	202
	The Future Tense in French	202
Chapter 15	Forming the Conditional Tense	209
	Uses of the Conditional Tense	210
	Using the Conditional Tense to Be Polite	211
	The Past Conditional Tense	212
	Forming the Conditional Tense	213
	Forming the Past Conditional Tense	216
	The Verb Devoir in the Conditional Tense	218
Chapter 16	Understanding the Subjunctive Mood	219
	Understanding the French Subjunctive	220
	Forming the Subjunctive Mood	222
	Specific Uses of the Subjunctive	227
	The Past Subjunctive	232
Chapter 17	Traveling in French-Speaking Countries	233
	Modes of Transportation	234
	Travel Destinations	237
	Money	241
	In a Restaurant	243
	Beverages	244
	Shopping Terms	246
	Stores, Shops, and Markets	247
	Movies	248
	Books, Newspapers, and Magazines	249
	TV, Radio, and Internet	250
Chapter 18	Studying and Working in French-Speaking Countries	253
	School Terms	254
	Technology	255
	The Working World	255
	Professions and Jobs	258
Chapter 19	Family, Friends, and You!	261
	Family	262
	Holidays and Occasions	263
	Friends	263
	Pets	264
	Parts of the Body	264
	Clothing	266
	Colors	269
Chapter 20	Your House or Apartment	271
	Your Daily Routine	272
	A Tour of Your Home	273
	Rooms in a House	276
	Apartments	277
	Housework	278
	In the Kitchen and at the Market	279
Appendix 1	French-to-English Dictionary	285
Appendix 2	Verb Conjugation Tables	297
	Index	302