French Prepositions Forms and Usage

French Prepositions is an in-depth study of the forms of both simple and compound prepositions and their use in modern French. It is designed for use by teachers and students who wish to express themselves correctly in French and are looking for a complete and reliable reference book.

Preface

vii

The forms of French prepositions

1

(10)

Simple prepositions

1

(3)

Compound prepositions

4

(7)

Prepositions and other word categories

11

(4)

The place and objects of prepositions

15

(2)

Prepositions and verbs

17

(2)

The use of certain prepositions

19

(154)

a

19

(30)

de

49

(36)

en

85

(18)

par

103

(8)

pour

111

(9)

dans

120

(12)

chez

132

(4)

sur

136

(9)

sous

145

(2)

avec

147

(4)

sans

151

(2)

avant

153

(1)

apres

154

(2)

jusque

156

(3)

contre

159

(2)

des

161

(1)

a partir de

162

(1)

depuis

163

(2)

pendant

165

(1)

a cause de

165

(1)

au bout de

166

(1)

entre

167

(2)

parmi

169

(1)

vers

169

(1)

envers

170

(3)

Prepositions in verb + noun constructions

173

(30)

Verbs followed directly by a complement in French but not in English

173

(5)

Verbs requiring a preposition before a complement in French but not in English

178

(6)

Verbs followed by different prepositions in French and English

184

(19)

Prepositions in verb + verb constructions

203

(52)

Verbs followed directly by the infinitive

204

(8)

Verbs followed by a + infinitive

212

(11)

Verbs followed by de + infinitive

223

(20)

Verbs followed by pour + infinitive

243

(12)

Prepositions in noun + verb constructions

255

(12)

Nouns followed by de + infinitive

255

(7)

Nouns followed by a + infinitive

262

(5)

Prepositions in adjective + verb constructions

267

(14)

Adjectives followed by de + infinitive

267

(8)

Adjectives followed by a + infinitive

275

(6)

The use of prepositions with geographical names

281

(24)

Cities

282

(1)

Continents

283

(1)

Countries

283

(8)

Islands

291

(3)

Regions

294

(1)

French provinces and regions

295

(2)

French departments

297

(3)

American states

300

(2)

Canadian provinces and territories

302

(3)

Index

305

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French Prepositions Forms and Usage

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