* French 101 get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing dates and times to identifying parts of speech * Gender matters see how a noun's gender determines the articles, adjectives, and pronouns you have to use * The here and now learn how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, choose subject pronouns, and form the present participle * Way back when get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the compound past (passe compose) and when to use the imperfect * What lies ahead discover the different ways to express the future Open the book and find: * A review of numbers, dates, and times * The parts of speech * How to determine a noun's gender * How to select the correct preposition * Rules for making adjectives agree * Tips for asking and answering yes/no questions * Ways to spice up your descriptions * Ten important verb distinctions Learn: * The basics of French grammar and sentence construction * How to conjugate regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs * To express ideas about the past, present, and future