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Summary: An essential for french learning!
Review: I would actually buy this book before I would buy a dictionary. This is the best reference book I've ever used for french! This book is completely indisposable. I've spoken french for years and there are verbs in there that I've never heard of!! It's absolutely great. I can't rave enough about it.
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Summary: Absolutely Essential
Review: If you could only buy one French reference book, buy a good French dictionary. If you could buy two, buy this 501 French Verbs. It is a well-known theory among linguists that verbs are the backbone of any language. If you don't know a noun, fine...look it up. Verbs, however, change forms easily. They're unpredictable, hard to understand, difficult to construct. Did you forget if "sortir" conjugates like "dormir" or like "finir"? What about the the subjunctive of "faire"? There is only one solution for navigating through this jungle of verbs...501 French Verbs!In this easy-to-understand, easy-to-use book, all your verb questions are instantly answered. In addition to fully conjugating every verb in every tense and mood, there are idioms with each verb (such as "faire des achats" under "faire"). There are quizzes in the back, as well as useful verbs and sentences for many different situations (such as "at the grocery store", or "at the hotel"). If you consider yourself a student of French at all, whether a seasoned expert (such as myself, who still uses this book every day) or just learning "etre", this book is one to keep on your shelf.
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Summary: A must if you're learning French!
Review: If you're learning French then you probably know how difficult it is to conjugate the French verbs, and thus you'll feel the need for this book. But if you're about to learn French then take my word, it's going to be very difficult to survive without having a conjugation reference. For that purpose, this book is a great choice! As the title says, it has 501 verbs fully conjugated. The verbs are sorted in an alphabetical order. Every verb has a whole page to it where it shows its English translation, and all its possible conjugations. The book starts with a few pages explaining the conjugations and some rules about their usages. Very helpful. My only complaints about this book are that it's very difficult to reach a verb if you know its English meaning only. I wish that there was an index somewhere with the verbs sorted by there English translations instead of having to go through all the verbs to find what you're looking for. And that the print quality is not that good. In summary, this book serves the purpose and then some! I highly recommend it. But hey, don't expect that you'll learn French out of this book! It serves as a reference only, not as a learning tool!
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Summary: C'est Magnificque... better than my French, anyway!
Review: Learning the various verb tenses is among the most difficult parts of mastering the French language. This book is very helpful: not only does it include the complete conjugations for 501 verbs, but also several appendices giving you a quick rundown of other fine points of French grammar. Combined with a good French/English dictionary, this book can help even a staunch Anglophone translate texts for research or other purposes. It's not enough in and of itself to teach you French, but it is a very useful guidebook and will get a good bit of use if you're seriously studying the subject.
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Summary: A Must-Have for All Levels!
Review: There isn't much I can say that has not already been said about this book. Hands down, it's excellent! I have a BA in French, and I would not have made it through school without it.
When I left France after studying there in college, my host mom bought my copy from me for her kids, ages 9 and 12 (at the time). She said that they did not have a verb book as comprehensive as 501 French Verbs--not even the Becherelle verb book that was used by children in France.
I am currently taking a refresher course in advanced French grammar, and 501 French Verbs is helping me through some very painful verb drills.
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Summary: 501 verbs, all the tenses, what more???
Review: What more can you possibly look for in this book? Idiomatic expressions of the 501 verbs? Guess what? That's in there too! While there are definately more than 501 verbs in the French language, this book truly does get all the most common ones that a student of French would ever need. It is a very excellent reference, and I think the idiomatic expressions would have to be the most entertaining element of this book. This series has always suceeded in previous versions and in other langugaes, so it should be no surprise to you that it is the best here.
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