HarperCollins. 2011. 345 pages. ISBN: 978-0-00-744469-4
Designed to accompany and complement the dictionary and grammar book in the widely acclaimed Collins Easy Learning range, these titles offer beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to verbs
The main section of these handy books consist 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. Similarly conjugated verbs are listed with their translations for complete clarity. The introduction explains in detail 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 more than 2,000 widely used verbs, and each one cross-refers the user to its basic model in the main verb tables.
Glossary of Verb Grammar TermsIntroduction to Verb FormationThe three conjugations
The present tense
The imperative
Reflexive verbs
The imperfect tense
The future tense
The conditional
The perfect tense
The pluperfect tense
The past historic tense
The present participle
The subjunctive
Verb CombinationsVerbs followed by an infinitive with no preposition
Verbs followed by à + infinitive
Verbs followed by à + object
Verbs followed by de + infinitive
Verbs followed by de + object
Verbs taking a direct object in French but not in English