The Big Blue Book of French Verbs : 555 Fully Conjugated Verbs [Paperback]

David M Stillman (Author), Ronni L Gordon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0658014889 | ISBN-13: 978-0658014888 | Edition: 1

New "bible" of French verbs makes learning faster and easier!

When we set out to build a bigger, better French verb "bible," we made certain it would be a quantum leap over Barron's 501 French Verbs and every other source available today. The result is hands-down the most comprehensive, clearest, and easiest-to-use source for beginning and intermediate learners of French. The Big Blue Book of French Verbs exceeds all previous standards of coverage and presentation and is in a class of its own when it comes to enhancing textbook and classroom learning.

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From the Back Cover

The Biggest and Best French Verb Book on the Market

Written by bestselling language reference authors David M. Stillman, Ph.D., and Ronni L. Gordon, Ph.D., The Big Blue Book of French Verbs is the most comprehensive and easiest-to-use resource for learning and mastering French verbs. Whether you are a beginning or intermediate student, this helpful text will smoothly guide you through the turbulent seas of French grammar with its unparalleled coverage and clear, concise presentation of French verbs. It's simply in a class of its own!

You will find:

• 555 fully conjugated verbs, listed alphabetically
• Current idioms and expressions for each verb
• Extended usage examples for the Top 50 verbs
• One-stop, at-a-glance verb-tense profiles
• More than 2,700 verbs cross-referenced to conjugation models
• A handy guide to deciphering irregular verb forms
• A helpful index for locating French verbs by their English meaning
• Verb tests and drills so you can monitor your retention and progress

You won't find a faster, clearer way to learn French verb conjugation than with The Big Blue Book of French Verbs!

About the Author

David Stillman, Ph.D., and Ronni Gordon, Ph.D., are the authors of The Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0658014889
• ISBN-13: 978-0658014888
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What More Can I Say?, July 5, 2003

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This review is from: The Big Blue Book of French Verbs : 555 Fully Conjugated Verbs (Paperback)

This is the ultimate French verb book. It's got every verb conjugated in every sense. It also rates the top 50 most used verbs, a very useful feature. It's very nicely packaged, and in my opinion better than 501 Verbs, although I have both and both are truly great resources.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bulky format; Great Reference Guide, June 14, 2004

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This review is from: The Big Blue Book of French Verbs : 555 Fully Conjugated Verbs (Paperback)

The only thing I don't like about the Big Blue Book of French verbs is its bigness; the 8 X 11 format combined with the book's thickness, makes the volume a chore to carry around especially if you are usually packing a dictionary, textbook and notebook to complete your foreign language study arsenal.

Otherwise, the book is great, consisting of introductory pages that explain the simple and compound tenses and provides usage examples.

The bulk of the text devotes a full page to each of the 555 verbs with full conjugations and examples of regular and idiomatic usage. Verbs which fall under the TOP 50 include an extra page of examples and related words.

ALong with drills to help test your knowledge of verb forms, the text concludes with three indices: an English-French verb list, and Irregular Verb Form cross-referenced by infinitive and a list of over 2500 verbs with their English translation, cross-referenced to their verb model.

Its bulk intimidates, but this book is a great reference guidel its dimensions may make it cumbersome to carry about, but it is a worthy desk aid.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Soure, September 5, 2004

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This review is from: The Big Blue Book of French Verbs : 555 Fully Conjugated Verbs (Paperback)

I was searching for a book to help me with my French classes and was very pleased to find this one. The price was so unbelievable that I had to order two. I would recommend this book to anyone as a source for learning French. Yes, the book is not small, but if you are a college student, carrying books that are huge is nothing unusual. It is a fantastic buy!!!! I'm thrilled that I bought it.