Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56848 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-28
• Original language: French
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 300 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9782218922626
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

This is THE Conjugation book
The Bescherelle is the must-have French verb conjugation book. It is used by French schoolkids so I was surprised when I saw that my French school in Paris used it for its (foreign) students. However, it is really the best verb conjugation book out there. It does not have the flip-to convenience of 501 French verbs, but once you get the hang of it (find your verb in the back, then flip to page with conjugation of "model" verb belonging to same family), it will become 2nd nature. At first I thought that this was a disadvantage; since you are looking at the conjugation of a model verb and not of the verb itself (unless it's the model verb whose conjugation you're looking for), you miss the visual component of memorization that you get with 501 FV, which has the full conjugation of each of its verbs. Since, I have found that this is an ADVANTAGE. Memorizing the conjugation of each French verb (the 501 approach) is daunting. Memorizing conjugation by "family," i.e., associating the conjugation of related verbs, is MUCH EASIER. And unlike 501FV, Bescherelle allows you to find the conjugation of every French verb out there! 501 gives you decent coverage, but once you reach an intermediate level of French, you will find more and more verbs that are NOT in 501FV. I bought a variety of French books for study while I was in France, but left most of these behind when I came back to the States, including 501FV... but not the Bescherelle! I take it with me wherever I move, and since it's hardcover, it won't die on me anytime soon neither.

excellent for finding conjugations
Conjugation in french it is not an easy matter. This book is excellent for helping you to find how conjugate a verbe, whatever is the time (present, passé composé, future, imparfait, etc) you are looking for. Moreover, its size is an advantage because is a book easy of carrying on.

A must-have French resource
This book is EXCELLENT! It was a life-saver when I lived in France and, later on, when my job required me to do a heavy amount of French translation. The book is extremely well organized and, once you get the hang of it, will help you not only to conjugate any French verb in existence, but also will help you understand, at a profound level, how the verbs work and which verbs are like other verbs (which helps you recall their conjugations later). My book got damaged in a flood and I'm buying a new one. Can't say the same about all the other French resources I lost! Word of warning: this book is a French book and is written in French!