4. Simple Past (Passé Simple)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. FORMS OF VERBS
6. 1. Present Tense 11
7. 2. Imperfect Tense and Present Participle 39
8. 3. Past Participle 45
9. 4. Simple Past (Passé Simple) 55
10. 5. Future and Conditional Tenses 63
11. 6. Subjunctive and Imperative 69
12. 7. Compound Verb Forms 77
13. 8. Orthographic Modifications 83
14. 9. Summary 96
15. PART II. USES OF VERBS
16. 10. Indicative 103
17. 11. Present and Past Subjunctive 137
18. 12. Simple Past and Imperfect Subjunctive 163
19. PART III. ANNEXES
20. A. Model Verbs, with Complete Conjugations 175
21. B. Alphabetical Listing of 6,200 Verbs by Model Number 245
22. C. Defective Verbs 319
23. Selected References 329