Synopsis

Designed to accompany the widely acclaimed Collins Easy Learning French Dictionary and to complement the new Collins Easy Learning French Grammar, this brand new edition offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to French verbs. The main section of the book consists of 112 fully conjugated verbs, regular and irregular. Each is self-contained in a double-page spread showing all the major tenses, clearly set out with pronouns. Major constructions and idiomatic phrases are given for most verb models. Major constructions and idiomatic phrases are given for most verb models. Similarly conjugated verbs are listed with their translations for complete clarity. The introduction gives a detailed explanation of each of the three conjugations, showing their regular endings in each conjugation for all the main tenses. It also deals with compound tenses and the use of the passive. Finally, an alphabetical index lists over 2000 widely used verbs, each one cross-refers the user to its basic model in the main verb tables.