Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs (English Edition) [Hardcover]

Bescherelle (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Series: Hatier Series | Publication Date: February 1, 1995

Dimensions: 20x14 cm. - Gtammar of the Verbs - Conjugation - Dictionary of Spelling of Verbs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: Hatier-Didier USA (February 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2218065916
• ISBN-13: 978-2218065910
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > French
  • #22 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French > Instruction

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consider NO other conjugation book, September 8, 2005

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M. Savoie "waxnwane" (Bound Brook, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs (English Edition) (Hardcover)

This is without a doubt the definitive guide to conjugation of French verbs. I've spoken French fluently for 15 or more years and this is still useful. Yet, it is an indispensible reference and not overwhelming for beginning students.

Reasons to consider no other book:
-QUALITY - unsurpassed. this is a translation of the guide that French people themselves use.
-THOROUGHNESS - Thousands upon thousands of verbs. It shows every possible way to conjugate verbs in French. With extensive crossreferencing it saves TONS of space, only showing you unique ways to conjugate. Very easy to use.
-SIZE - very small, lightweight and portable

What other book is so compact yet so complete? what other book can be so complete as to let you know that when you use verb/subject inversion (to form a question) for indicative present tense regular "-er" verbs, you need to add an "é" (but pronounce as "è") for the 1st person singular (je)? Example:

I love you = "Je t'aime"
Do I love you? = "T'aimé-je?" and NOT "T'aime-je"

This is the best! Consider no other conjugation book, they are heavy and incomplete!

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peak of the Crop!, September 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs (English Edition) (Hardcover)

I have had the French edition since 1983 and I can't live without it! This book is a must for FRENCH students, let alone for a foreigner wanting to learn the language. I speak five languages, and among all the language books I had through the years, the Hatier series is next to none :-) (Great for Spanish and German as well if you can get your hands on the respective Bescherelle titles). Whether you're a beginner or advanced student of French... just get it, eyes closed!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only conjugation guide you will ever need, September 29, 2005

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Chiarascura (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide to Conjugating 12000 French Verbs (English Edition) (Hardcover)

Smaller AND much more extensive than just about every other French "verb" book on the market, this tiny volume is the ultimate conjugation cheat-sheet. The verbs are broken down into all their separate conjugation groups (because, hint: most "irregular" French verbs aren't that irregular), and every single verb form is given. There are no bells and whistles here, no "bonus" sections or anything like that - just a really excellent book on French verb conjugation. You won't ever regret getting this.