Introduction |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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2 | (1) |
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Chapter 1 Getting Down to Basics |
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Counting with cardinal numbers |
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Expressing ordinal numbers |
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Naming the days of the week |
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Using the months of the year |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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Reviewing the Parts of Speech |
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14 | (5) |
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Identifying things with nouns and articles |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Modifying with adjectives |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Connecting with prepositions |
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17 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Narrowing the Gender Gap |
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Specifying with Definite Articles |
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Distinguishing the definite articles |
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20 | (1) |
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Contracting with definite articles |
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21 | (1) |
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Generalizing with Indefinite Articles |
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22 | (1) |
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Understanding the Partitive |
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23 | (1) |
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Using Demonstrative Adjectives |
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Taking the Guesswork out of Gender |
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Learning the gender of nouns |
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Using the same noun for both genders |
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Recognizing the gender of nouns |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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Using possessive adjectives |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Substituting with Object Pronouns |
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34 | (4) |
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Coping with direct object pronouns |
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35 | (1) |
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Handling indirect object pronouns |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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Figuring Out Adverbial Pronouns |
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38 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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En with numbers and nouns/adverbs of quantity |
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40 | (1) |
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Doing Double Time with Object Pronouns |
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41 | (2) |
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Lining up: Standard pronoun order |
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42 | (1) |
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Using pronouns in affirmative commands |
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42 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 It's Happening in the Present |
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Recognizing Types of Verbs |
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43 | (1) |
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Choosing Subject Pronouns |
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44 | (2) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Conveying Thoughts in the Present Tense |
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Communicating with regular verbs |
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47 | (3) |
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Changing certain verb spellings |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Recognizing irregular verbs |
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55 | (3) |
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Expressing yourself with irregular verbs |
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58 | (2) |
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Identifying reflexive verbs |
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60 | (4) |
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Understanding Present Participles and Gerunds |
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64 | (3) |
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Forming the present participle |
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65 | (1) |
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Using the present participle |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Being Descriptive and Connecting Your Thoughts |
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67 | (20) |
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67 | (7) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (1) |
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Adjectives that follow the noun |
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Adjectives that precede the noun |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Describing Actions with Adverbs |
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74 | (7) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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81 | (6) |
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Comparisons of inequality |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Connecting with Prepositions |
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Committing Common Prepositions to Memory |
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87 | (1) |
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Recognizing the Prepositional Pronouns |
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88 | (1) |
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Using Prepositions with Places |
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88 | (2) |
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Expressing "to" or "in" a place |
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89 | (1) |
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Expressing "from" a place |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Joining Verbs with Prepositions |
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91 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Verbs with other prepositions |
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94 | (1) |
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Using verbs requiring no preposition |
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94 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Asking and Answering Questions |
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95 | (12) |
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Presenting a Yes/No Question |
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95 | (3) |
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Answering a Yes/No question |
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98 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
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Understanding interrogative adjectives |
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101 | (1) |
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Using interrogative adverbs |
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102 | (1) |
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Getting information with interrogative pronouns |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Uncovering the Past |
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107 | (16) |
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Dwelling on the Past with the Passe Compose |
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107 | (9) |
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Forming the passe compose of regular verbs |
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108 | (1) |
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Forming the passe compose of irregular verbs |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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Forming the passe compose of etre verbs |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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Reminiscing with the Imperfect |
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116 | (4) |
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Comparing the Passe Compose and the Imperfect |
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120 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Foreseeing the Future |
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123 | (8) |
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Speaking about the Future by Using the Present |
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123 | (2) |
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Employing the present to express the future |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Conquering the Future Tense |
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125 | (4) |
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Forming the future of spelling-change verbs |
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126 | (2) |
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Forming the future of irregular verbs |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Recognizing Verb Moods |
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131 | (20) |
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Giving Orders with the Imperative |
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132 | (2) |
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Forming affirmative commands |
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132 | (1) |
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Forming negative commands |
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133 | (1) |
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Forming reflexive commands |
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134 | (1) |
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Understanding the Present Subjunctive |
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134 | (12) |
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Forming the present subjunctive of regular verbs |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Conjugating irregular verbs |
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137 | (2) |
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Putting the present subjunctive to use |
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139 | (1) |
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Showing your wishes, preferences, or orders |
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139 | (1) |
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Expressing feelings, emotions, and judgment |
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140 | (2) |
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Using impersonal expressions |
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142 | (1) |
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Expressing doubt or uncertainty |
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143 | (1) |
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Understanding relative clauses |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Exploring the Conditional |
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146 | (5) |
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Forming the conditional of regular verbs |
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146 | (1) |
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Forming the conditional of spelling-change verbs |
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147 | (1) |
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Forming the conditional of irregular verbs |
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148 | (1) |
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Employing the conditional |
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149 | (1) |
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Understanding conditional sentences |
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150 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Ten Important Verb Distinctions |
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151 | (6) |
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Visiting a Place or Visiting a Person |
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151 | (1) |
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Spending Time or Spending Money |
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152 | (1) |
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Knowing People or Places or Knowing Something |
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152 | (1) |
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Playing a Game or Playing an Instrument |
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153 | (1) |
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Leaving or Leaving Something Behind |
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153 | (1) |
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Returning Home, Returning Something, or Just Returning |
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154 | (1) |
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Leading, Bringing, or Taking Someone |
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155 | (1) |
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Carrying, Bringing, Taking, or Taking Back Something |
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155 | (1) |
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Thinking or Thinking About |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (14) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (9) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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connaitre (to know, to be acquainted with) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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Devoir (must, to have to, to owe) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Mettre (to put, to place) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Pouvoir (can, to be able to) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Savoir(to know [ facts, how to]) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Index |
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