see Mrs. D.; I have heard she is dying. do not take says she never will consent (to it).-If you dit se repentir Let us die for our country, and our death will be patrie, f. glorious. Every citizen ought to be disposed to sacrifice glorieux, adj. devrait prét à himself for the public good; it is se bien; ce, pro. à, p. seul that a man acquires a lawful tages of civil society.—I should die satisfied, that you are happy.-You soon felt the effect My cousin set out yesterday morning at I offer you my house, it is at your service. savoir, v. effet, m. You may pouvez, v. à upon her, she will never discover your secrets. rely compter, v. I will not offer you my horse any more.-He will feel it in his turn, when he is old. a plus. sentir à tour, in. (fut.) Servir, to serve, to help to. INF. Pres. servir. Part. act. servant. Part. past, servi, -ie. IND. Pres. sers, sers, sert; servons, -ez, -ent. Imperf. servais, -ais, -ait ; servions, -iez, -aient. Pret. servis, -is, -it ; servímes, -ítes, -irent. Fut. servirai, -as, -a; servirons, -ez, -ont. Cond. The conjunction and coming after the verbs to go, to come, or to send, followed by another verb, is not to be expressed in French. Pres. servirais, -ais, -ait; servirions, -iez, aient. IMP. sers, serve; servons, -ez, -ent. SUв. Pres. serve, -es, -e; servions, iez, -ent. Imperf. servisse, -isses, -ít; servissions, -iez, -ent. The compounds of this verb are, Desservir, to do an ill office; to clear a table. Se servir, to make use; to use. Sortir, to go out, is conjugated like mentir, page 188. Souffrir, to suffer, is conjugated like offrir, page 189. Tenir, to hold, to keep. INF. Pres. tenir. Part. act. tenant. Part. past, tenu, -ue, IND. Pres. tiens, tiens, tient; tenons, -ez, tiennent. Imperf. tenais, -ais, -ait; tenions, -iez, -aient. Pret. tins, tins, tint; tinmes, tintes, tinrent. Fut. tiendrai, -as, -a; tiendrons, -ez, -ont. Cond. Pres. tiendrais, -ais, -ait; tiendrions, -iez, -nient. IMP. tiens, tienne; tenons, -ez, tiennent. SUB. Pres. tienne, -es, -e; tenions, -iez, tiennent. Imperf. tinsse, -es, tint; tinssions, -iez, -ent. The compounds of this verb are, S'abstenir, to abstain. Appartenir, to belong. Contenir, to contain. Détenir, to detain. S'entretenir, to converse. Maintenir, to maintain. Obtenir, to obtain. Retenir, to retain, to keep. Entretenir, to keep; to enter- Soutenir, to maintain, to hold, to support. Tressaillir, to start, to shudder. INE. Pres. tressaillir. Part. act. tressaillant. Part. past, mil, in IND. Pres. Tressaille, -es, -e; tressaillons, -ez, Imperf. tressaillais, -ais, -ait ; tressaillions, -iez, -aient, Fut. Pret tressaillis, is, it; tressaillímes, -ites, -irent. grasscilirm, as, -a; tressaillirons, -ez, -ont. Cond. Pres. is, -ais, -ait; tressaillirions, -iez, -aient. SUв. Pres. 2, 4, 4 ; tressaillions, -iez, -ent. Imperf. tressaillisse, Na trassaiilissions, -iez, -ent. A to assault, is conjugated like tressaillir. Sad, to jet, or jet out (a term in architecture), is conCantad Ske Avsaillir; but it is only used in the third perse tenses, and in the infinitive mood. Observation.-Saillir, to gush out (speaking of any liquid), is regular, and conjugated like punir, page 144. Venir, to come, and its compounds, convenir, to agree, to become, to fit, to suit; contrevenir à, to infringe; devenir, to become; disconvenir, to disagree; intervenir, to intervene; parvenir à, to attain to; prévenir, to prevent, to prejudice, to anticipate, to warn; provenir, to proceed; revenir, to come back, to return; se souvenir, to remember; se ressouvenir, to recollect, to assist; survenir, to befal, to happen unexpectedly, to come to, are conjugated like tenir. Observation on DEVENIR, to become. This verb, in English, is impersonal, and followed by the preposition of, governing a noun or pronoun; but, in French, devenir is personal, of is not rendered, and the noun or pronoun is the nominative. Ne vous informez point de ce Ex. do not inquire about what will become of me. what will become of your cousin, if his father forsake him? Si cela arrivait, je ne sais ce que If that happened, I know not nous deviendrions; what would become of us. Vétir, to clothe. As this verb is seldom used in any tense but the present of the infinitive mood and participle past, vétu, clothed, the conjugation of its compound revétir, to invest with, will be given in its stead. INF. Pres. revétir. Part. act. revétant. Part. past, revélu, -ue. IND. Pres. revéts, -éts, -ét; revétons, -ez, -ent. Imperf. revétais, -ais, -ait; revétions, -iez, -aient. Pret. revétis, -is, -it; revétímes, -ites, -irent. Fut. revétirai, -as, -a; revétirons, -ez, -ont. Cond. Pres. revétirais, -ais, -ait; revétirions, -iez, -aient. IMP. revéts, -éte; revétons, -ez, -ent. SUB. Pres. revéte, -es, -e; revétions, -iez, -ent. Imperf. revét-isses, -isses, -it; revét-issions, -iez, -ent. K EXERCISES ON THE FOREGOING VERBS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS. Your friend Mr. H. does not serve me well.-Shall I of that chicken ?-We would serve him with all our heart, if we could.—I shall go out in half an hour.—If we go le pouvoir, v. to-day aujourd'hui, adv. sortir to Richmond, we will make use of your se servir coach. My sister went out this morning at nine o'clock, (109-16) matin, m. carrosse, m. and is not yet returned.—Nobody knows what we suffered revenir in our last voyage.-If I were as ill voyage, m. savoir, v. souffrir as you, I would not go out of my room.—Should they chambre, f. you, what would become of you?—I would make use of devenir your horse, if you (were so kind as to) lend it to me. My aunt tante, f. aviez la bonté de and I came yesterday to see you, but (109-16) you were not at home.—I hope that you will keep your word, and come † to-morrow.—I assure will never attain to his father's reputation.—Men acquire, obtenir acquérir by long labours, knowledge which often becomes travail, m. lumière, f. Turn, if they were to forsake you, s'ILS VOUS ABANDONNAIENT. fatal to them. I maintain, and will always maintain, funeste, adj. that you will not be happy without virtue.-At last heureux, adj. sans, p. Enfin, adv. she has agreed to pay her an annual pension of twenty convenir de pounds. Come on Friday morning, at nine o'clock. Vendredi, m. à This house will belong to me after her death. fois, f. you come back soon.- -I agree that Miss N. is the revenir bientôt, adv. convenir prettiest of the family; but she is so proud, that I know not what will become of her.-Who knows will remember it or not? se souvenir en milieu, m. whether they savoir, v. si, c. They assaulted the town assaillir (in the) middle of the night, and all their officers au the punishments decreed by the law. Your illness pro ve peine, f. ceeds from great heat. -The first time you come † to see nir d'une me, I will keep you two or three days.-Mr. B. desired me de retenir to tell you that he will not come back to-day. When the surgeon prier, v. chirurgien, m. lui eut had opened his vein, the la veine, f. See the neuter verbs, for the formation of the compound tenses, p. 166, venir. † Turn, that you will come. |