Tant que, as long as. Autant que, as much as. D'autant que, whereas, forasmuch as, since. Toutes les fois que, every time, as often as, whenever. Si, if, in case, whether. I called EXERCISES ON THESE CONJUNCTIONS. passer, v. at your sister's, as you had desired me.-I prier m'en punish you (just as) you deserve (it).—After you were comme gone, I began writing.—I love you because you behave better me mis à écrire. than your brother. He will write to you, on condition that he shall speedily receive your answer.-In proportion as promptement, adv. we study, we become learned.-A skilful gardener pulls up arracher, v. weeds mauvais herbe, f. I knew you again.-I followed him (with my) eyes as far as as they grow. The moment that I saw you, reconnaître des I could. As soon as they had taken the general, the army How comes it to pass that I have not seen your friend yet? Why, in proportion as we grow older, do we not grow wiser ?—When she had devenir, v. done speaking, she (fell asleep). Did you not see Mr. Brown this morning ?s'endormir, v. N'avez-vous pas vu Yes, but (I could not) speak to him-Beside that he does je n'ai pas pu not apply as he should, he (is often absent) from school.— s'absente souvent le devrait We were hardly arrived when it began to rain.—While you Speak as long as you please, I will not grant you what you ask me. I avoid slanderers as much as I fear them. éviter, v. médisant, m. This proceeding was the more extraordinary, as it was procédé contrary to the laws of the kingdom.-Virtue reigns so much the more sovereignly, as it does not reign by force and fear. -All men (seek after) riches, and yet we see few rich men rechercher, v. 6 happy. I see the king and queen every time I go to Windsor. -He interrupts me as often as I speak.-Whenever I go to London, I meet him. She said nothing to me, except that it was impossible for her to do what you required of her.— lui de exiger (In case) Mr. S. calls here, tell him I am not Si passer, v. and ask him when he will come again to see me.—If you do it, you will be punished.—Tell me sincerely whether he did it or not. CONJUNCTIONS WHICH GOVERN THE VERB IN THE Afin que, that, in order to. Pour que, Avant que, before. Au or en cas que, in case that, if, suppose that. A moins que*, Excepté que, Si ce n'est que, Que*, Bien que, Encore que, Quoique, Tout que, unless, till. though, although, for all that, as. Bien entendu que, with a proviso that, upon condition that, pro vided that. De crainte que *, De peur que lest, for fear. Hormis que, Hors que, save that, unless, except. Jusqu'à ce que, till, until. Loin que, far from. Moyennant que, } Pourvu que, save that, provided that. Peu s'en faut que, it wants little but. Nonobstant que, notwithstanding that. Pour peu que, how little soever, however little. Sans que, without that. Soit que, whether, or. Supposons que, suppose, let us suppose that. Tant s'en faut que, so far from. EXERCISES ON THESE CONJUNCTIONS. I will explain to you every difficulty, that you may not be disheartened in your undertaking.-Carry that money to décourager, v. Mrs. Nolle, in order that she may pay the writing-master maître d'écriture *The conjunctions thus marked (*) require the particle ne before the following verbs: A moins qu'il ne le fasse : unless he does it. De crainte, or de peur qu'ils ne for fear, or lest they come. viennent; P when he comes.-In case you want my assistance, call me ; fut. I shall be near you.-If I do not call upon you this afterpasser chez noon, I will write to you.-Suppose you lose your friends, what will become of you?—You will never be respected, 193 unless you forsake abandonner, v. the bad company you keep. - You fréquenter. cannot finish (to-night), unless I help you.-I will not lend ce soir it you, unless you promise me to return it to her as soon de rendre, v. as you can. fut. I shall not cease to importune you till you have forgiven me. They are not happy, though they are rich.-The ge neral arrived yesterday morning at the camp, weary and tired; immediately, he gave orders to las, adj. begin the action, pour, p. commencer attaque, though he had not yet all his troops.-For all that she has Quoique no fortune, I do not love her the less for it.-As zealous a en Tout 2 ക 69 se fier à 6 friend as he appears to be, I do not trust him. — My 1 que mother will come to see you, provided you promise me to go to the play with her.-I will go to London to-morrow, spectacle he should not have received my last letter.-We avoided avoir reçu an engagement, lest de peur que we should be defeated, their force étre battu, being superior to ours.-Your business never will be done properly, unless you do it yourself. I shall not go out bien to-day, except you go with me.-They venir fought with se battre, v. fury (on both sides), till night came.—I shall not acharnement, m. de part et d'autre, set out, till I have dined.-I will write till we go out. avant que -Far from hating him, I wish him prosperity. Loin que hair souhaiter du bonheur. I forgive you this time, provided you promise me not to de be lazy (any longer), and to pay more attention to what (you plus faire, v. on are told).—Why did you tell me my father was arrived, vous dit. 109-16 though you knew the contrary ?-However little you give her, savoir she is of so good a temper, that she is always pleased. naturel, m. content, adj. Can you touch it without my brother perceiving it?-Sups'apercevoir en y pose we dine here to-day, and to-morrow at your house.— chez vous. Far from blaming you for having assisted him, on the con trary, I very much admire your conduct. He is so far from despising her, that, on the contrary, he respects and ho nours her. It is so far from raining, that, on the contrary, I think we shall have dry and hot weather during all this week. |