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Excerpt from French Verbs Simplified, Vol. 1 of 2: Rules for the Formation of Tenses, and Complete Tables for Reference, Showing at a Glance the Conjugation of Every Verb, Regular or Irregular
Students should first learn the regular terminations (see page referring to the Rules on the Formation of Tenses opposite. This is quickly done by taking one Tense at a time, the best order to follow being Present, Perfect, Future, Imperfect, Conditional, etc., as laid down in hugo's french grammar simplified.
When the Regular Verbs have been thoroughly mastered, the Irregular Verbs present no difficulty. All that need be learnt is the irregularities Of important Verbs, which are indicated by thick type.
No English for the Subjunctive Mood should be learned. The translation usually given, that I may speak, or might speak, is most misleading, and often absolutely wrong. The only safe way is to learn when to employ this Mood.
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