SUZANNE A. HERSHFIELD-HAIMS, Ph.D., is a French native and an independent language consultant. She has extensive experience teaching French and has trained foreign language teachers and developed many French language study programs for univeristies. She earned her Ph.D. in French and African Literature from Syracuse University.

• Preface xiAcknowledgments xiiiChanges in the Second Edition xvPronunciation Guide xviiLesson 1 Basic Expressions 1Grammar I Definite Articles Gender of Nouns 3Grammar II Indefinite Articles 5Grammar III Subject Pronouns and the Verbs être and avoir The Interrogative 6Lesson 2 Au Restaurant (At the Restaurant) 9Grammar I Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense 12Grammar II Present Indicative of Regular Verbs Ending in -ir and -re 14Grammar III the Negative Form of être and avoir 16Lesson 3 Au Grand Magasin (At the Department Store) 18Grammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement Descriptive Adjectives 22Grammar II the Partitive Constructions: du, de la, des, and de L’ Numbers 25Grammar III Present Indicative of aller Question Words 27Lesson 4 À L’aéroport (At the Airport) 30Grammar I Present Indicative of faire 33Grammar II Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it?) More Numbers 35Grammar III Present Indicative of Irregular Verbs: pouvoir and vouloir 38Lesson 5 La Famille (The Family) 40Grammar I Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs: manger, commencer, acheter, and payer 45Grammar II Present Indicative of connaître and savoir The Difference between connaître and savoir 47Grammar III Negative Constructions 49Answers Lessons 1–5 52Review Exam Lessons 1–5 63Answers Review Exam 66Lesson 6 À L’hôtel (At the Hotel) 67Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with avoir 70Grammar II Verbs Used with à and de 71Grammar III Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 73Lesson 7 Une Fête D’anniversaire (A Birthday Party) 76Grammar I Possessive Adjectives 80Grammar II Possessive Pronouns 82Grammar III Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns 84Grammar IV the Imperative Form of être and avoir, and General Rules for other Verbs 86Lesson 8 L’épicerie Du Coin (The Corner Grocery Store) 89Grammar I Passé composé of Regular and Irregular Verbs with avoir 94Grammar II Passé Composé of Regular and Irregular Verbs with être 95Grammar III Idiomatic Expressions with avoir, falloir, and valoir 97Lesson 9 À La Banque (At the Bank) 100Grammar I Indirect Object Nouns and Pronouns 105Grammar II Reflexive Constructions 107Grammar III Reflexive Verbs 108Lesson 10 À La Gare (At the Railroad Station) 111Grammar I The Imperfect Indicative (imparfait) 116Grammar II Comparing the imparfait and passé composé 118Grammar III the Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Dates, and Ordinal Numbers 1–100 119Answers Lessons 6-10 123Review Exam Lessons 6–10 135Answers Review Exam 138Lesson 11 LES Parties DU CORPS (Parts of the Body) 140Grammar I Comparisons of Inequality 145Grammar II Comparisons of Equality Superlatives 146Grammar III Future Indicative of Regular and Irregular Verbs 149Lesson 12 À La Pharmacie (At the Drugstore) 151Grammar I Present Subjunctive of Regular Verbs 155Grammar II Present Subjunctive of Stem-changing Verbs: essayer, appeler, commencer, and manger 157Grammar III Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions: Il faut, il vaut mieux, Etc. 159Lesson 13 La Voiture (The Automobile) 161Grammar I Present Subjunctive of Irregular Verbs 166Grammar II Comparing the Indicative and the Subjunctive 167Grammar III Review of the Subjunctive and Impersonal Expressions 170Lesson 14 L’ordinateur Et Les Périphériques(The Computer and the Peripherals) 172Grammar I Immediate Past: venir de with the Infinitive 179Grammar II Immediate Future: aller with the Infinitive 179Grammar III Impersonal Expressions 180Lesson 15 Mots Apparentés Et Faux Amis(Cognates and False Friends) 183French Nouns with English Endings 184French Adjectives with English Endings 184French Verbs with English Endings 184French Adverbs with English Endings 185French Faux Amis 185Grammar I Conditional Form of Regular Verbs 187Grammar II Comparing the Future and the Conditional of Irregular Verbs 188Grammar III Formation and Usage of Adverbs 190Answers Lessons 11–15 193Review Exam Lessons 11–15 205Answers Review Exam 210Appendixes 213Appendix A Regular Verbs 213Appendix B Irregular Verbs 215Appendix C Verbs with Spelling Changes 227French–English Vocabulary 233