The regular mode of interrogation is, lis-je bien? and not lisé-je bien? If lis-je bien be thought harsh to the ear, another turn of expression may be adopted. (ACAD., Th. Corneille.) See page 82, Rem. 6th. Élire, to elect, and relire, to read again, are conjugated like lire. LUIRE, TO SHINE. Part. Past. lui, m. No feminine. Part. Pres. luisant. 1 que nous luisions, que vous luisiez, qu'ils luisent. (No Imperfect of the Subjunctive.) (Acad. and the modern Grammarians.) Reluire, to shine, to glitter, is conjugated like luire, but the participle present has never been used in a figurative sense. MAUDIRE, to curse; see page 147. EXERCISE XCVI. Get that fish fried. The soles are not yet fried.Faites 2 3poisson m. 1inf -f. encore I am reading the Roman history.-She reads well.-They read distinctly. distinctement -What author do you read in your class? classe f. I was reading Don Quixote.-He is a man who has read auteur m. ni (a great deal). He can neither read not write.—Read that 1beaucoup ne sait ni letter again. They elected him for their representative.—We shall elect the most worthy.-The sun shines for (everybody). digne All that glitters is not gold. METTRE, TO PUT. ce qui Part. Pres. mettant. IND. Pres. Je mets, tout le monde nous mettons, Imp. Je mettais, Pret. Je mis, nous mîmes, Fut. Je mettrai, COND. Pres. Je mettrais, mettons, il mettait; tu mettais, vous mettiez, tu mis, vous mîtes, tu mettras, vous mettrez, tu mettrais, vous mettriez, ils mettaient. il mettra ; il mettrait; IMPER. SUBJ.Pres. je mette, tu mettes, vous mettiez, Imp. je misse, tu misses, il mît; nous missions, vous missiez, nous mettions, ils missent. great excesses.-I shall not compromise you.-Diocletian resigned de excès m. the empire. I shall omit nothing m. Diocletien ind-3 that depends de ce qui dépendre ind-7 upon me to serve you. The law of Mahomet does not de pour allow wine.-Allow me to tell you.-He promises enough permettre art. de assez Do not defer till toremettre à They submit to your se decision. His actions will transmit his name to posterity. art. MOUDRE, TO GRIND (corn, coffee, etc.). Part. Pres. moulant. Imp. Je moulais, Pret. Je moulus, nous moulûmes, Fut. Je moudrai, nous moudrons, COND.Pres. Je moudrais, nous moudrions, Part. Past. moulu. tu mouds, il moud; vous moulez, ils moulent. nous moulussions, vous moulussiez,ils moulussent. Conjugate in the same manner: Émoudre,to grind (knives, razors, etc.) rémoudre, to grind again remoudre, to grind again (corn, etc.) (knives, razors, etc.) nous naquissions, vous naquissiez, ils naquissent. This verb takes the auxiliary être; but renaître, to be born again, has no participle past, and, therefore, no compound tenses. NUIRE, to hurt; see page 141. INSTRUIRE, to instruct, is conjugated like conduire. This mill moulin m. EXERCISE XCVIII. does not grind fine enough.- - Grind some pepper. Are my scissors ground?-From labour poivre m. 2fin 1 ciseaux m. pl. art. travail m. fifty years after the deluge.-Moses was born a hundred years an m. Moïse * after the death of Jacob.--Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Napoléon Ajaccio, in Corsica, on the 15th of August, 1769. en Corse * were born on the same day. * - They Many diseases spring from Beaucoup de maladief. intemperance.— (Everything) revives in spring. Tout renaître à art. Part. Pres. paissant. PAÎTRE, TO GRAZE. Part. Past. pu, m. No feminine. IND. Pres. Je pais, tu pais, il paît; nous paissons, Imp. Je paissais, nous paissions, SUBJ. Pres. Que je paisse, que tu paisses, qu'il paisse ; que nous paissions, que vous paissiez,qu'ils paissent. (No Imperfect of the Subjunctive.) Repaître, to feed, is conjugated in the same manner, and has, besides, a Preterite Definite, je repus, and an Imperfect of the Subjunctive, que je repusse. PARAÎTRE, to appear, is conjugated like connaître. |