to-morrow.-If you

le

are willing, he will be willing also.le

aussi

demain We wish to be free.-He wished to accompany me.-They libre *

* accompagner

On

will give you whatever you wish.—I should wish (him to come).

tout ce que
He would wish to

*

ind-7
qu'il vint
speak to you in private.
en particulier.

*

§ IV. IRREGULAR AND DEFECTIVE VERBS OF THE FOURTH CONJUGATION.

ABSOUDRE, TO ABSOLVE.

Part. Pres. absolvant.

IND.

Pres. J'absous,

nous absolvons,

Imp. J'absolvais,

Part. Past. absous, m. absoute, f.

tu absous,

il absout;

vous absolvez, ils absolvent. tu absolvais, il absolvait;

nous absolvions, vous absolviez, ils absolvaient. (No Preterite Definite.)

Fut. J'absoudrai, tu absoudras, il absoudra;

nous absoudrons, vous absoudrez,ils absoudront.

COND. Pres. J'absoudrais, tu absoudrais, il absoudrait ;

SUBJ. Pres. j'absolve, tu absolves,

ent.

qu'il absolve; qu'ils absolvent.

il absolve ;

nous absolvions, vous absolviez, ils absolvent. (No Imperfect of the Subjunctive.)

Conjugate in the same manner, dissoudre, to dissolve.

ABSTRAIRE, to abstract, is conjugated like traire; but is very little used; we more generally say faire abstraction de.

ACCROIRE, is used in the Present of the Infinitive only, with any of the tenses of the verb faire, when it signifies, faire croire ce qui n'est pas, to make one believe what is not true, to impose upon one.

ACCROÎTRE, to increase, is conjugated like croître.
ADMETTRE, to admit, like mettre.

ATTEINDRE, to reach; see the conjugation of the verb peindre.

ATTRAIRE, to attract, to allure, is used only in the Infinitive: Le sel est bon pour attraire les pigeons, salt is good to attract pigeons. Attirer often supplies its place, and is more harmonious.

nous battissions, vous battissiez, ils battissent.

Conjugate in the same manner :

rabattre, to abate.
rebattre,

Abattre,

to pull down.

combattre, to fight.

débattre, to debate.

EXERCISE LXXXVI.

to beat again.

se débattre, to struggle.

I pardon you for the sake of your repentance.-She was absoudre en faveur

repentir. ind-3 acquitted.-These acids dissolve metals. After the death absoudre

acide

art.

of Alexander, his empire was dissolved.―Why do you beat

m.

my dog?-Our left wing beat the right wing of the 2gauche 1ailef. ind-3

chien m.

2droit

1

enemy. Believe me, general, we shall beat them. The

pl.

cannon

(beat down) the walls of the fortress.

canon m. abattre ind-3 muraille f.

forteresse f. On

They have discussed débattre

Ils

IND. Pres. Je conclus,

nous concluons,

Imp. Je concluais,
nous concluïons,

Pret. Je conclus,

nous conclûmes,

il boirait; ils boiraient.

qu'il boive;
qu'ils boivent.
il boive;
ils boivent.

il bût;
ils bussent.

Part. Past. conclu, m., conclue,ƒ.
tu conclus, il conclut ;
vous concluez, ils concluent.
tu concluais, il concluait;

vous concluïez,

ils concluaient.

tu conclus, il conclut ; vous conclûtes, ils conclurent.

Fut. Je conclurai, tu concluras, il conclura; nous conclurons, vous conclurez, ils concluront.

nous concluïons, vous concluïez, ils concluent. tu conclusses, il conclût ;

Imp. je conclusse,

nous conclussions, vous conclussiez, ils conclussent. Conjugate in the same manner, exclure, to exclude.

EXERCISE LXXXVII.

I have the honour of drinking your health. His best de inf-1 à

boire

santé f.

wine is drunk.-This paper blots.-They drank two bottles vin m. bouteille f. of champagne.-I shall drink a glass of white wine.—Let us

verre m.

2

1

drink to the health of our friends.-Come, drink. Since he

is not arrived, I

en

conclude that he will not come.-What do

you conclude from all this?—They have concluded the bargain.

-He was excluded from the assembly.

assemblée f.

CONDUIRE, TO CONDUCT.

marché m.

Part. Pres. conduisant. Part. Past. conduit, m., conduite, f.

IND. Pres. Je conduis,

tu conduis, il conduit;

nous conduisons, vous conduisez, ils conduisent.

Imp. Je conduisais, tu conduisais, il conduisait ; nous conduisions, vous conduisiez, ils conduisaient. Pret. Je conduisis, tu conduisis, il conduisit ; nous conduisîmes, vous conduisîtes, ils conduisirent. Fut. Je conduirai, tu conduiras, il conduira ; nous conduirons, vous conduirez, ils conduiront. COND.Pres. Je conduirais, tu conduirais,

il conduirait;

nous conduirions, vous conduiriez, ils conduiraient.

SUBJ. je conduise,
Pres.

tu conduises, il conduise : nous conduisions, vous conduisiez, ils conduisent. Imp. je conduisisse, tu conduisisses, il conduisît; nous conduisissions, vous conduisissiez, ils conduisissent.'

Conjugate in the same manner:

Nuire, to hurt, is conjugated like conduire; but its past participle is nui, which has no feminine.

EXERCISE LXXXVIII.

This road

leads to the town. -Moses conducted the

chemin m. conduire

Moïse

people of Israel.-They built several ships. This

peuple m. baker

Israël

construire

vaisseau m.

bakes twice а day.-Deduct what you have

boulanger deux fois par

received.- Time destroys (everything). The overflowing

ce que

débordement m.

-Those who instruct récolte f.

art.

of the river destroyed his crop.

rivière f.

youth, (must arm themselves) with patience.--I shall inform jeunesse f. doivent s'armer de

instruire

his family of his conduct.-He introduced me into the king's

CONFIRE, TO PICKLE, TO PRESERVE.

Part. Past. confit, m., confite, f.