voudrais que vous reçussiez votre paye, et que nous re cussions la nôtre.

Theme 27.

PRESENT TENSE. 1. I receive my pay at the end of the month. 2. He receives a hundred dollars a month. 3. He owes me fifty dollars. 4. He is to pay me to-day. 5. We often receive presents. 6. They receive their friends on Thursday (jeudi).

IMPERFECT TENSE. 7. I received news from home every week. 8. He received ten dollars a week from his father. 9. We had to go out. 10. They always received us with

kindness.

PAST DEFINITE TENSE. 11. I received the sad news the day after my arrival. 12. We received your letter the day before we started (before our departure). 13. They received the news at the moment of their departure.

FUTURE TENSE. 14. I will receive no calls to-day. 15. He will receive his money soon.

from Paris to-morrow.

(will) receive their pay.

16. We shall receive news 17. They will pay us when they

CONDITIONAL MODE. 18. I ought to receive a letter today. 19. Julius ought to be here; he was to (imperfect tense) be here at ten o'clock. 20. We would receive him with kindness. 21. If we sent a letter to-day, they would

receive it to-morrow.

IMPERATIVE MODE. 22. Receive (sing.) my congratulations, 23. Receive (plur.) this token of my good-will; I owe it to you. 24. Let us receive our teachers with the respect which is due to them.‡

↑ See foot-note, p. 118.

Qui leur est dû

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE.

25. It is time

that I receive a letter. 26. I like him to receive presents. 27. We must receive money to-day.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, IMPERFECT TENSE. 28. It would be well that he received our letter before he leaves (before his departure). 29. I wish that we received news from home.

Rendre, to return, to give back.

Attendre, to wait; to wait for; to

expect.

that I

that thou

that he

that we

that you that they

Le naufrage, shipwreck.

Un pont, a bridge.

La marchandise, the merchandise.

Entendre, to hear; to understand. Les marchandises, the goods.

La vapeur, the steam.

Un bâtiment à vapeur, a steamer.

Tantôt, by and by; a little while ago.

Un bateau à vapeur, a steamboat. Aussitôt que, as soon as.

Exercise 28.

4.

PRESENT TENSE. 1. J'attends ta réponse. 2. Tu ne réponds pas à ma question. 3. Il ne vous entend pas. Nous ne vendons pas cher. 5. Pourquoi ne me rendez-vous pas ma monnaie? 6. Ils perdent leur temps.

+ Répondre requires the prep ition à before the noun which is the object of the verb; répondre à quelqu'un, to answer some one; répondre à une question, to answer a question.

Tout à l'heure and tantôt may refer to past or future time: Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure (or tantôt). I have seen him just now (or a little while ago). Je vais le voir tout à l'heure (or tantôt). I am going to see him presently (or by and by).

IMPERFECT TENSE. 7. J'attendais l'arrivée du bâtiment

à vapeur.

8. Il n'entendait pas qu'on l'appelait. 9. Nous vendions nos marchandises à bon marché.

daient patience.

PAST DEFINITE TENSE.

10. Iĺs per

11. Je répondis à sa lettre

aussitôt que je l'eus reçue. 12. Il vendit son navire le lendemain de son arrivée.. 13. Nous lui rendîmes sa visite la veille de notre départ. 14. Ils perdirent leur vaisseau par un naufrage.

FUTURE TENSE. 15. Je vous rendrai votre monnaie tout à l'heure. 16. Il ne répondra pas à votre question. 17. Nous vous attendrons au pont. 18. Ils perdront tout ce qu'ils ont.

CONDITIONAL MODE. 19. Je vendrais ce bateau à vapeur, si j'étais à votre place. 20. Il vous rendrait une réponse tantôt, si vous attendiez un peu. 21. Vous perdriez votre temps, si vous attendiez.

IMPERATIVE MODE. 22. Attends-moi au pont. 23. Répondez à mes questions, je vous en prie. 24. Ne perdons pas courage.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE. 25. Il est temps que je lui rende sa visite. 26. Je veux que tu répondes à ma question. 27. Il est prudent que nous attendions un

peu.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, IMPERFECT TENSE. 28. Il serait prudent que j'attendisse. 29. Il serait bien qu'il entendît cela. 30. Je voudrais que vous me répondissiez tout de suite.

PRESENT TENSE.

Theme 28.

1. I hear you. 2. Thou dost not answer (to) my question. 3. He is waiting for an answer.