Designed for all those learning French at school, at work or at home, this guide provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points and hundreds of exercises are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. In addition, a full glossary gives clear explanations of grammatical terminology. It also provides beginners with all the regular verb forms and conjugations, and the most common tenses of irregular verbs are shown in full. Hundreds of exercises help you to practise each grammar point, while thousands of examples of real French illustrate clearly the grammatical points being made.