All French Verbs From A to Z [French]

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2035331064
• ISBN13: 9782035331069
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Editions Larousse (FR)
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Superior to 501 French Verbs

This book is in every way superior to 501 French Verbs. As much as I like that book, it only shows you how to conjugate 501 verbs, most of which are regular anyway. All French Verbs, in the spirit of the Bescherelle Conjugasion pour tous (which is what the French actually use) shows you how to conjugate every single verb in the French language, and provides various grammar points relating to tense and usage. This book is fantastic and is a must-have for your French language library.

my favorite French verb book

This is the book that has enabled me to finally think that I can have a fighting getting a handle on French verbs. I have the 501 book and others but this one works for me. I really appreciate the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) spelling of all the verb forms of the about 100 verbs that are fully conjugated. If a learner doesn't have fluent French speaker on call how does one know how to pronounce the first person plural or any other forms when it changes pronunciation from the infinitive form. In the back of the book are about 16,000 verbs with brief definitions and a number from 1 to 101, which refers you the page of the verb, is conjugated in the same pattern. I have not been able to find some verbs in this list but I probably would not want to use them in polite conversation anyway. I feel that I am learning these basic patterns and can make educated guesses for unfamiliar verbs of similar forms.

As essential as 501 verbs

This work published by Larousse is the English language version of their guide to French verbs. What sets it apart from others is that the illustrated verbs have the pronunciation of each form of each tense indicated in the International Phonetic Alphabet. As the pronunciation is not apparent in many cases, this is a great feature for anyone who uses or is learning French. For example, who would guess the pronunciation of the third person plural of the simple past tense of "venir" by looking at the verb form "vinrent" just by looking at it? (It is pronounced like "vers" with a nasal vowel.) I refer to it quite often, especially when reading. Also, it has an index with the basic meaning and reference to a like conjugation for every verb in current use from "abaisser" to "zyeuter."