Languages › French Index of French Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary Terms Alphabetical Index: English and French Grammar Glossary Share Flipboard Email Print French Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on March 20, 2017 This index to the glossary of French grammar and pronunciation terms treated in our lessons provides definitions and links to further information about each of the French verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures we've discussed. It also includes information about various pronunciation issues. You can search for definitions by topic or by using the full alphabetical list in either English or French; all definitions are in English. Or you can get just the highlights: top grammar terms. English Index Aactive voiceadjectiveadverbadverbial pronounadverb of frequencyadverb of manneradverb of placeadverb of quantityadverb of timeagentagreementantecedentarticleauxiliary verbCclausecomparative adverbcognatecompound pastcompound tenseconditionalconditional perfectconditionalsconditional sentenceconjunctionconjugateconjugationcoordinating conjunctioncopular verbDdefinite articledemonstrative adjectivedemonstrative pronoundependent clausedescriptive adjectivedirect objectdirect object complementdirect object pronoundisjunctive pronoundummy subjectEeuphonyFfalse cognatefamiliarfeminineformalfuturefuture anteriorfuture perfectfuture subjunctiveGgenderHhelping verbhiatushistoric pasthistorical tenseIif-then clauseimperativeimperfectimperfect subjunctiveimpersonal pronounimpersonal verbindefinite articleindefinite adjectiveindefinite pronounindefinite relative pronounindependent clauseindicativeindirect objectindirect object complementindirect object pronouninfinitiveinflectioninformalinterrogative adjectiveinterrogative adverbinterrogative pronounintransitive verbinversionLliaisonlinkinglinking verbliterary registerliterary tenseMmain clausemasculinemoodNnarrative tensenear futurenegative adjectivenegative adverbnegative pronounnormal registernounnumberOobjectPparticiplepartitive articlepassive voicepast anteriorpast conditionalpast infinitivepast participlepast perfectpast perfect subjunctivepast subjunctiveperfect participlepersonpersonal pronounpersonal verbpluperfectpluperfect subjunctivepluralpossessive adjectivepossessive pronounprepositionpresentpresent participlepresent perfectpreteritepronominal verbpronominal voicepronounproper nounRreal subjectrecent pastregisterreflexive pronounreflexive verbrelative clauserelative pronounSsimple pastsimple tensesingularstate-of-being verbstressed pronounsubjectsubject pronounsubjunctivesubordinate clausesubordinating conjunctionsuperlative adverbTtensetransitive verbtrue cognateVverbverb conjugationvoicevulgar (register) French Index Aaccordadjectifadjectif démonstratifadjectif descriptifadjectif indéfiniadjectif interrogatifadjectif négatifadjectif possessifadverbeadverbe comparatifadverbe de fréquenceadverbe de lieuadverbe de manièreadverbe de quantitéadverbe de tempsadverbe interrogatifadverbe négatifadverbe superlatifagentantécédentapparentéargotiquearticlearticle définiarticle indéfiniarticle partitifauxiliaireCCODCOIcomplément d'objet directcomplément d'objet indirectconditionnelconditionnel passéconjonctionconjonction de coordinationconjonction de subordinationconjugaisonconjuguercopuleDdésinenceEenchaînementeuphonieFfamilierfaux amifémininformelfuturfutur antérieurfutur passéfutur procheGgenreHhiatusIimparfaitimparfait du subjonctifimpératifindicatifinfinitifinfinitif passéinversionLliaisonlittéraireMmasculinmodemot apparentéNnomnom proprenombrenormalOobjetobjet directobjet indirectPparticipeparticipe passéparticipe présentpassé antérieurpassé composépassé composé du participe présentpassé récentpassé simplepersonnephrase de conditionplurielplus-que-parfaitplus-que-parfait du subjonctifpopulaireprépositionprésentprétéritpronompronom adverbialpronom démonstratifpronom disjointpronom impersonnelpronom indéfinipronom indéfini relatifpronom interrogatifpronom négatifpronom objet directpronom objet indirectpronom personnelpronom possessifpronom réfléchipronom relatifpronom sujetpropositionproposition conditionnelleproposition dépendanteproposition indépendanteproposition principaleproposition relativeproposition subordonnéeproposition subordonnée relativeRregistreSsi clausesinguliersubjonctifsubjonctif futursubjonctif passésujetsujet apparentsujet réelTtempstemps composétemps de la narrationtemps historiquetemps littérairetemps simpleVverbeverbe auxiliaireverbe copulatifverbe impersonnelverbe intransitifverbe pronominalverbe réfléchiverbe transitifvoixvrai amivulgaire Topic Index Adjectives demonstrative adjective descriptive adjective indefinite adjective interrogative adjective negative adjective possessive adjectiveAdverbs adverbial pronoun adverb of frequency adverb of manner adverb of place adverb of quantity adverb of time comparative adverb interrogative adverb negative adverb superlative adverbAgreement gender number adjectives articles pronounsClauses dependent clause if-then clause independent clause main clause relative clause subordinate clauseConjunctions coordinating conjunction subordinating conjunctionObjects object direct object direct object complement/pronoun indirect object indirect object complement/pronoun intransitive verb transitive verbParts of speech adjective adverb article conjunction noun preposition pronoun verbPronouns adverbial pronoun demonstrative pronoun direct object pronoun disjunctive pronoun impersonal pronoun indefinite pronoun indefinite relative pronoun interrogative pronoun negative pronoun personal pronoun possessive pronoun pronominal verb reflexive pronoun relative pronoun stressed pronoun subject pronounPronunciation cognate euphony hiatus liaison linkingVerbs* conjugate/conjugation inflection mood number person tense voice* compound tense auxiliary/helping verb compound past conditional perfect future anterior/perfect past conditional past perfect subjunctive past subjunctive past anterior past infinitive past perfect pluperfect pluperfect subjunctive present perfect* historical/literary/narrative tense historic past past anterior imperfect subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive* inversion* mood conditional imperative indicative infinitive participle subjunctive* participle past participle perfect participle present participle* simple tense conditional future future subjunctive historic past imperative imperfect imperfect subjunctive present preterite simple past subjunctive* types of verbs copular verb impersonal verb intransitive verb pronominal/reflexive verb transitive verbMiscellaneous agent antecedent conditional / conditional 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