Pressé (de),† in a hurry.

Obligé (de), obliged.

Étonné (de) (que), astonished.

Fâché (de) (que), sorry.

À quelle heure? At what time?
À six heures, at six o'clock.
Il est une heure, it is one o'clock.
Il est deux heures, it is two
o'clock.

Il est trois heures, it is three
o'clock.

Il est quatre heures, it is four o'clock.

Il est cinq heures, it is five o'clock.

Bien aise (de) (que); glad, very Il est onze heures, it is eleven

+ The preposition indicated in the vocabularies, after the adjectives and parti ciples, is required before the infinitive which may follow, as; Je suis prêt à partir, I am ready to start; Je suis pressé de partir, I am in a hurry to start.

The preposition de is required before the infinitive, and the conjunction que to introduce a subordinate clause, in which the verb is put in the subjunctive mode. The English construction may be different from the French: It would be well for you to be economical. Il serait bien que vous fussiez économe. It would be well

that you were economical.)

Exercise 23.

IMPERFECT TENSE. 1. Quand j'étais prêt, il était temps de partir. 2. Il était dix heures. 3. Tu n'étais pas ici. 4. Nous étions pressés. 5. Vous n'étiez pas de retour. 6. Mes parents étaient absents.

PAST DEFINITE TENSE. 7. Le mois passé, je fus obligé d'aller à Boston. 8. J'eus le plaisir d'y rencontrer votre ami. 9. Il fut étonné de m'y voir. 10. Nous fûmes contents

d'être ensemble.

FUTURE TENSE. 11. Je serai chez moi à midi. 12. Tu ne seras pas ici demain. 13. Mon oncle sera de retour ce soir. 14. Quand nous serons à la campagne, nous aurons du plaisir. 15. Quand vous serez grands, vous serez obligés de travailler. 16. Nos amis seront ici dans deux heures.

CONDITIONAL MODE. 17. Je serais fâché de partir. 18. Tu serais bien aise d'être de retour. 19. Il serait ici, s'il n'était pas malade. 20. Nous serions contents, si vous l'étiez. 21. Vous seriez étonnés de les voir. 22. Ils seraient contents d'être ici.

IMPERATIVE MODE. 23. Sois sage et prudent. 24. Soyez studieux. 25. Soyons économes.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE. 26. Il est bien que je sois ici. 27. Il est temps qu'il soit de retour. 28. Je suis fâché que vous soyez malade. 29. Je suis bien aise que nous soyons ici.

bien

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, IMPERFECT TENSE. 30. Il serait que je fusse de retour. 31. Je serais bien aise qu'il fût ici. 32. Je voudrais que vous fussiez studieux.

Theme 23.

IMPERFECT TENSE. 1. I was here at nine o'clock. 2. Thou wast not ready. 3. He was in a hurry to start. 4. We were obliged to wait. 5. You were not here. 6. They were in the country.

PAST DEFINITE TENSE. 7. Last Thurday, I was astonished to see my parents. 8. They were obliged to go to the city. 9. We were glad to see them.

FUTURE TENSE. 10. I shall be back at seven o'clock. 11. Wilt thou be absent to-morrow? 12. My aunt will be here in two hours. 13. We shall be glad to see her. 14. You will be astonished. 15. They will be satisfied, if we are (so).

CONDITIONAL MODE. 16. I should be very glad to be at home. 17. Thou wouldst be sorry to leave the country. 18. He would be sick, if he were in (à la) town. 19. We would be obliged to work. 20. You would not be satisfied, if you had nothing to do.

IMPERATIVE MODE. 21. Be (sing.) prudent and economical. 22. Be (plur.) satisfied with what you have. 23. Let us be good.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE. that I were ready.

24. It is time 25. It is well that thou art here.

26. I am sorry that he is sick.

back.

27. I am glad that you

are

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, IMPERFECT TENSE. 28. It would

be well that I were ready.

29. I was astonished that

he was back. 30. I wish (that) you were more econo

mical.