Grammaire Progressive Du Francais: Niveau Debutant (French Edition) Paperback – May 13, 2013

As the first reviewer has noted, "Grammaire Progressive du Francais: Niveau Debutant"--the most elementary of three graded books in a series--is written entirely in French and is exercise oriented. At the Alliance Francaise in Atlanta, where I study French, teachers use this series' exercises to supplement the better-rounded Echo graded textbooks. Even now, as a student at the intermediate-advanced level, I find the "Niveau Debutant" a useful refresher for certain grammatical points, and I would suggest that committed students of French keep on hand this volume as well as its intermediate and advanced level counterparts."Niveau Debutant" is divided into 60 chapters and eight sections. It begins, as virtually all French grammar books do, with means of identifying oneself and the basic use of adjectives, nouns, pronouns, and key verbs used in the present tense. Sections three, four, and five introduce the use of particles, numbers and time, and phrases to describe common activities. With sections six, seven, and eight, the book concludes with new verb tenses, including the futur, passe compose, and imparfait, as well as greater complexities regarding pronouns. Additional verb tenses, including the subjonctif, conditionnel, other compound tenses, and the literary passe simple are covered only in more advanced volumes of this series.

J'adore ce livre!! Impeccable!!This is so exceptionally well designed, written, and illustrated that the concepts and meanings are conveyed with laser like clarity without any use of English translation at all! Really remarkable!I also love the accompanying CD which has conversations of daily French life and a well performed musical section in a variety of genres. All is done with useful grammatical themes, but in a light and very entertaining manner! Furthermore French text is provided for the conversations and song lyrics, so if your ear doesn't get all of it initially, you can compare the written French with what your hear.Since I decided to learn French, I have bought a number of books - pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, stories, etc.This is by far my favorite! Truly a masterpiece!!

I really like this book. Paired with a French tutor I am learning alot. After having learned Spanish with a book/class instruction I find that it starts off a little different but still very effective! I would recommend it to anyone.

Bought the grammar book and the correction book companion to get a grip on French. Was used in conjunction with a French teacher. Fairly helpful and I am sure I will use it on my own to motivate me in improving my French!

great leaning guide .. remember everything is in france . no ingles at all. even the introduction and instructions , but it is pretty basic. Je adore apprendre le francais

Great for grammar

This book is a must have if you're learning French. Goes through all the ins and outs of French grammar.

Very good book, a little hard to use to beginners as it is all in French