French Verbs Made Easy Workbook: Learn Verbs and Conjugations The Easy Way

I was given a preliminary copy to review and I am glad I was. Lingo Mastery has done it yet again! Another excellent and enjoyable French grammar book, this time concentrating on verbs. It starts with the French alphabet and free downloadable audio files. Then it goes on to remind you of or give you the basics you will need to know when learning French verbs. Finally, it goes on to teach you how to conjugate French verbs in the various tenses from the infinitive through the present subjunctive. Rather than have you learn how to conjugate each individual verb and then memorize it, it uses key verbs to teach you the various patterns to look for. Yes, there are patterns, even with irregular verbs, and there is a list of irregular verbs at the back of the book. There are plenty of exercises, with answers, to help one learn/reinforce things. And it is all done in an enjoyable, stress free manner. It is well worth the price for anyone from A1 through B2/C1 level.

Clear easy to understand

Es ist mir nicht klar, welche Zielgruppe dieses Buch ansprechen soll. Mein Teenager (bilingual dt/engl) sollte damit sein Französisch verbessern, dafür ist es definitiv völlig ungeeignet. Auch für erwachsene Lerner ist es viel zu unstrukturiert und enthält sehr wenige Übungen, stattdessen überbordene Erklärungen, die höchstens für den Fachmann nützlich sind - und sogar mit als Linguistin zu viel sind. Unübersichtlich und langweilig gestaltet, daher absolut keine Kaufempfehlung.

A good book if one wants to be able to read French or speak well. Not just conversational French.

Very good if you need a comprehensive understanding of verbs. Perhaps more opportunity to use as a workbook without compromising quantity of content provided in the book.