7-7983-501FrenVrbs-Fbs 10/23/06 3:46 PM Page 1 BARRON’S Kendris and Kendris FRENCH 0 VERBS Learning French Is Twice as Easy with This Helpful 2-in-1 Combination! The easy-to-use reference book gives you: • The most common French verbs, alphabetically arranged, one verb per page, conjugated in all the tenses • Common idioms and example sentences demonstrating verb usage FRENCH VERBS • Verbs conjugated with avoir or être to form a compound tense • Over 2,600 additional verbs conjugated like model verbs among the 501 • Index of common irregular French verb forms identified by their infinitive • List of Essential 55 Verbs with usage examples and expressions related to the verbs • A summary of sequence of verb tenses. and much more The bonus CD-ROM gives you: • Sentence completion exercises • Dialogue exercises • Word completion exercises • Word seek exercises • Matching with English • Correct answers given for all exercises VERBS 0 EDITION BRAND-NEW EDITION OF Fully conjugated in all the tenses BARRON’S in an easy-to-learn format BEST SELLING ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-7983-9 ISBN-10: 0-7641-7983-7 alphabetically arranged 501 VERBS SERIES EAN Christopher Kendris, Ph., and Theodore Kendris, Ph. c o m THE BEST SELLING VERB BOOK IN THE WORLD CD-ROM 7_3554_01_FM 10/20/06 11:17 AM Page i VERBS SIXTH EDITION Fully conjugated in all the tenses in a new, easy-to-learn format, alphabetically arranged by Christopher Kendris and B., Columbia University Theodore Kendris M., Union College Diplômé, Faculté des Lettres, Sorbonne M., Northwestern University Former Chairman, Ph., Université Laval Department of Foreign Languages Former Chargé de cours Farmingdale High School, Université Laval, Québec, Canada Farmingdale, New York 7_3554_01_FM 6/12/07 3:33 PM Page ii © Copyright 2007, 2003, 1996, 1990, 1982, 1970 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved.
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501 French verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses and moods in a new easy-to-learn format, alphabetically arranged / by Christopher Kendris and Theodore Kendris. Spine title: 501 French verbs ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-3554-5 ISBN-10: 0-7641-3554-6 1. French language—Verb—Tables. Title: Five hundred and one French verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses and moods in a new easy-to-learn format, alphabetically arranged.
Title: Five hundred and one French verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses and moods in a new easy-to-learn format, alphabetically arranged. Title: 501 French verbs.2¢421—dc22 2006047715 PRINTED IN CANADA 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 7_3554_01_FM 10/20/06 11:17 AM Page iii Contents About the authors iv Preface to the sixth edition v Introduction 1 Present and past participles in French—Formation 3 Derivation of tenses: Verbs conjugated with avoir and être 4 Verbs conjugated with avoir or être to form a compound tense 6 Principal parts of some important verbs (Les Temps primitifs) 7 Sample English verb conjugation 8 A summary of French verb tenses and moods 10 Formation of the tenses 22 A summary of sequence of verb tenses—Si clauses 26 The subjunctive 26 Orthographically changing verbs (Spelling changes) 32 Definitions of basic grammatical terms with examples 35 Verb drills and tests 50 Answers to verb tests with explanations 81 Essential 55 verb list 103 Subject pronouns 103 Abbreviations 103 Alphabetical listing of 501 French verbs 107 fully conjugated in all tenses and moods Appendixes 663 Defective and impersonal verbs 665 Guide to French pronunciation 686 Verbs used in weather expressions 688 Verbs with prepositions 690 Index of common irregular French verb forms 701 English-French verb index 705 Index of 2,600 additional verbs keyed to listing of 501 French verbs 733 7_3554_01_FM 10/20/06 11:17 AM Page iv To St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church of Albany, New York, our parish and to the eternal memory of our beloved YOLANDA FENYO KENDRIS who is always by our side With love About the Authors Dr. Christopher Kendris has worked as interpreter and translator of French for the U.
State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He earned his B. degrees at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he held a New York State Scholarship, and his M. degrees at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he held a Teaching Assistantship and Tutorial Fellowship during four years.
He also earned two diplomas with Mention très Honorable at the Université de Paris (en Sorbonne), Faculté des Lettres, École Supérieure de Préparation et de Perfectionnement des Professeurs de Français à l’Étranger, and at the Institut de Phonétique, Paris. In 1986 he was one of 95 teachers in the United States awarded a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for Teachers of Foreign Languages in American High Schools. He has taught French at the College of the University of Chicago as visiting summer lecturer, at Colby College, Duke University, Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey, and the State University of New York at Albany. He was Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers on the secondary level at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, New York, where he was also a teacher of all levels of French and Spanish, and prepared students for the New York State French and Spanish Regents, SAT exams, and AP tests.
Kendris is the author of 22 school and college books, workbooks, and other language guides of French and Spanish. He is listed in Contemporary Authors and the Directory of American Scholars. Theodore Kendris earned his B. degree in Modern Languages at Union College, Schenectady, New York, where he received the Thomas J.
Judson Memorial Award for modern language study. He went on to earn his M. degree in French Language and Literature at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, where he held a Teaching Assistantship. He earned his Ph.
degree in French Literature at Université Laval in Quebec City, where he studied the Middle Ages and Renaissance. While at Université Laval he taught French writing skills as a chargé de cours in the French as a Second Language program and, in 1997, he was awarded a doctoral scholarship by the Fondation de l’Université Laval. He has also taught in the Department of English and Foreign Lan- guages at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, as well as the Hazleton Campus of Penn State University.
iv 7_3554_01_FM 10/20/06 11:17 AM Page v Preface to the Sixth Edition This new edition of 501 French Verbs has been completely rearranged to help you find the information that you need more quickly. We have also updated the verb lists to account for the ever-changing technological advances in our modern world. We have therefore added to both the French-English and English-French lists of verbs conjugated like model verbs. The model verbs themselves have been revised and include extra mate- rial for certain Essential Verbs.
These are verbs that we believe will be helpful to students because they represent an important conjugation group or because they are useful in many everyday situations and idiomatic expressions. If you have used 501 French Verbs in the past, you will notice that you can now find all the learning material before the list of 501 fully conjugated verbs. We have also placed the defective and impersonal verbs in a sepa- rate section immediately following the 501 fully conjugated verbs. The numerous verb lists can be found in the back part of the book with handy tabs to help you save time as you study.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the verb drills and tests with answers explained, beginning on page 50. You will need a lot of practice in French verb forms and tenses in a variety of tests to determine your strengths and weaknesses and to make some things clearer in your mind. You should also review the section on definitions of basic grammatical terms. Many students who study a foreign language are at a disadvantage because they do not understand certain grammatical terms.
If you understand these terms you will be able to communicate better in French. If you can’t remember the French verb you need to use, don’t forget to refer to the English-French verb index, which starts on page 705. We have made it more comprehen- sive so that you will rarely need to look elsewhere for what you need. We are very pleased to offer our new 501 French Verb CD-ROM activities, which you will find in the back of the book.
Have some fun while you practice conjugating French verbs! We hope that you will make full use of all the features of this new edition and that you will enjoy your exploration of French language and culture. v 7_3554_01_FM 10/20/06 11:17 AM Page vi 7_3554_02_Introduction 10/20/06 11:19 AM Page 1 Introduction This self-teaching book of 501 commonly used French verbs for students and travelers provides fingertip access to correct verb forms. Verb conjugations are usually found scattered in French grammar books and they are difficult to find quickly when needed. Verbs have always been a major problem for stu- dents no matter what system or approach the teacher uses.
You will master French verb forms if you study this book a few minutes every day. This book has been compiled in order to help make your work easier and at the same time to teach you French verb forms systematically. It is a useful book because it provides a quick and easy way to find the full conjugation of many French verbs. The 501 verbs included here are arranged alphabetically by infinitive at the top of each page.
The book contains many common verbs of high frequency, both reflexive and non-reflexive, which you need to know. It also contains many other frequently used verbs which are irregular in some way. Beginning on page 733 you can find an additional 2,600 French verbs that are conjugated in the same way as model verbs among the 501. If the verb you have in mind is not given among the 501, consult this list.
The subject pronouns have been omitted from the conjugations in order to emphasize the verb forms. You can find the subject pronouns on page 103. Turn to that page now and become acquainted with them. The first thing to do when you use this book is to become familiar with it from cover to cover—in particular, the front and back pages where you will find valuable and useful information to make your work easier and more enjoyable.
Take a minute right now and familiarize yourself with the following features: (a) On page 6 there is an explanation of which verbs are conjugated with avoir or être to form a compound tense. Study page 6 and refer to it frequently until you master those verbs. (b) On page 3 you will find how to form a present participle regularly in French and we give you examples. We also give you the common irregular present participles.
(c) On page 3 we do the same for past participles, with examples. The present and past participles of each verb are at the top of the page where verb forms are given for a particular verb. (d) On page 7 you will find the principal parts of some important verbs, which, in French, are called Les Temps primitifs. This is useful because if you know these you can easily form all the tenses and moods from them.
(e) On pages 4 and 5 there are two tables showing the derivation of tenses of a typical verb conjugated with avoir and another conjugated with être. These are presented as in a picture so that you can see what tenses are derived from the principal parts.