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IMP.-I was requesting them to sing a song. She

pri-er, v.

de chant-er, v. chanson, f.

was not speaking to you.-Were we not joking ?-Were

badin-er, v.

you not scolding them when I came? Yes, I was.— suis venu?

grond-er, v.

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PRET.—I spoke to them (a long while).—Did not the

king forgive them?

roi, m. pardonn-er, v. leur ?

long-temps, adv.

No, he did not.-We wept

pleur-er, v. for joy when we found her.-Why did you not play on

de joie, f.

Friday

trouv-er, v.

last?

Vendredi, m. dernier, adj.

They fastened the man to a tree,

lier, v.

arbre, m. and then robbed him of all the money which he had

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FUT.-I will buy a watch the first time

London.-Will not your father take you to school this

men-er, v.

école, f. winter?-What shall we give him?-Will you not take hiver, m.

the children to the play?

enfant, m.

comédie, f.

men-er, v.

CON. PRES.-I would lend them money, if they were prét-er, v.

Would not your mother despise

not so idle. paresseux, adj. mépris-er, v. a conduct ?-Why should we send them thither ?tel2, adj.1 conduite3, f. mander, v.

such

Would they not pay us, if they had money?

pay-er, v.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

and bring him to me.-Give a

moi.

that lady. —Let her not come up, for I am monter, v.

car

engaged. Let us carry those peaches to Mrs. D.-Do not

péche, f.

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Brider, v. chair to

cheval, m. amen-er, v.

chaise, f.

dame, f.

occupé, p. p.

neglect

néglig-er, v.

chass-er, v.

duty.

devoir, m.

your affairs.-I promise you that I will not.affaire, f. promets, v.

Let them hunt. Do not prefer

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PRES.-That I may help you.-Though

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plan, m. Pourvu que*, c. évit-er, v.

company. That you may thank them.-That they may

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IMP. That I might change my opinion. That he

défauts.

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might eat an apple. That we might not fall into

tomber, v.

dans, p.

their hands. That you might encourage the industrious.

main, f.

industrieux, adj. That they might exercise their talents.-That we might

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encourag-er, v.

talent, m.

of an illegitimate king.

illégitime

*These conjunctions require the subjunctive mood, as will be seen hereafter.

PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES ON THE COMPOUND

TENSES.

I have forgotten to bring your penknife. He has not oubli-er, v. de

yet encore, adv.

canif, m.

spoken to us. Has she brought her work with

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her? Yes, she has.-Have we not gained our cause?—

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have assisted that family?-They have broken all the aid-er, v. famille, f. On

casser, v.

panes of glass in their windows, because carreau, m. vitre, f. de, p.

had not illuminated, as

illumin-er, v. comme, adv.

fenétre, f. parceque, c.

they

it had been ordered. --I

shall have dined soon. We would have

2 bientôt1, adv.

sent

ordonn-er, v. them

envoy-er, v.

to prison, if they had resisted.-That we may have denied

en prison, f.

résist-er, v.

ni-er, v. the fact. Had you not imitated their manners?—They had imit-er, v. manière, f. commands. Had she not lighted

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not executed his
exécut-er, v. commandement, m.

allum-er, v. the fire?-They would have taken him to the concert, if I

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had not hindered them (from it).-We have accepted

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This conjunction requires the subjunctive mood, as will be seen

hereafter.

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Je ne punis pas, I do not punish. Je n'ai pas puni, I have not p.

Imperfect.

Je punissais, I did punish. tu punissais, thou didst punish. il punissait, he did punish. nous punissions, we did punish. vous punissiez, you did punish. ils punissaient, they did punish.

Compound of the Imperfect. J'avais puni, I had punished. tu avais puni, thou hadst pun. il avait puni, he had punished. nous avions puni, we had pun. vous aviez puni, you had pun. ils avaient puni, they had pun.

NEGATIVELY.

Je ne punissais pas, I did not Je n'avais pas puni, I had not

punish.

punished.

Preterite.

Je punis, I punished. tu punis, thou punishedst. il punit, he punished. nous punimes, we punished. rous punites, you punished. ils punirent, they punished.

Compound of the Preterite. J'eus puni, I had punished. tu eus puni, thou hadst &c. il eut puni, he had punished. nous cúmes puni, we had &c. vous eútes puni, you had &c. ils eurent puni, they had &c.

NEGATIVELY.

Je ne punis pas, I did not Je n'eus pas puni, I had not

punish.

Future.

Je punirai, I shall or will punish.

tu puniras, thou wilt punish. il punira, he will punish. nous punirons, we shall punish. rous punirez, you will punish. ils puniront, they will punish.

punished.

Compound of the Future.

J'aurai puni, I shall or will have punished.

tu auras puni, thou wilt have &c. il aura puni, he will have &c. nous aurons puni, we will &c. vous aurez puni, you will &c. ils auront puni, they will &c.

NEGATIVELY.

Je ne punirai pas, I will not Je n'aurai pas puni, I shall not

punish.

Conditional.

Je punirais, I should or would punish.

tu punirais, thou shouldst punish.

il punirait, he would punish.

nous punirions, we should punish.

vous puniriez, you would punish.

ils puniraient, they would punish.

have punished.

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NEGATIVELY.

Je ne punirais pas, I should Je n'aurais pas puni, I would not

not punish.

have punished.

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