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you start? 13. We would go out, if it did not rain. 14. He sleeps, and it is well that he sleeps (subj. pres.) 15. They have always served us well.

MODEL TENIR. 16. If I keep my promise, will you keep yours? 17. I shall retain these words; I have copied them. 18. He has succeeded by his industry. 19. Those children have grown up (have become tall). 20. My father would come back to town, if my mother were not sick. 21. They would have returned last night.

MODEL VÊTIR. 22. You are not clad warmly enough for this season. 23. Would you be happy, if you were invested with the supreme power of the state (état)?

THIRTY-SEVENTH LESSON.

IRREGULAR VERBS (CONTINUED).—THIRD CONJUGATION. The third conjugation has nine irregular forms or models. They are

*S'ASSEOIR, To Sit Down.—(FIRST MODEL.)

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The verb *s'asseoir is also conjugated in the following

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*FALLOIR, TO BE NECESSARY.-(SECOND MODEL.)

See Lesson Thirty-third.

*MOUVOIR, To Move.-(THIRD MODEL.)

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*PLEUVOIR, TO RAIN. — (FOURTH MODEL.)

See Lesson Thirty-third.

*POUVOIR, To Be Able.—(FIFTH MODEL.)

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MODEL S'ASSEOIR. 1. Je vais m'asseoir. 2. Je m'assieds parce que je suis fatigué. 3. Je m'assiérai à côté de vous. 4. Elle s'est assise à côté de sa mère. 5. Asseyez-vous. 6. Ne vous asseyez pas près de la fenêtre ouverte. 7. Ils étaient assis autour de la table quand je suis entré.

MODEL FALLOIR. 8. Il faut partir. 9. Il fallait quitter l'hôtel; nous ne pouvions plus y rester. 10. Il faudra aller trouver le banquier pour avoir de l'argent. 11. Il aurait fallu écrire chez nous il y a longtemps.

MODEL MOUVOIR.

table. 13. Rien ne se meut; rien ne bouge ici. 14. Le 12. Je ne peux pas mouvoir cette

récit de cette histoire nous a émus.

MODEL PLEUVOIR. 15. Il a plu, mais il ne pleut plus. 16. Il pleuvait quand je suis venu. 18. Qu'il pleuve; nous avons besoin de pluie. 19. Il fau 17. Il pleuvra encore. drait qu'il plût.

MODEL POUVOIR. 20. Je ne peux pas sortir dans ce moment. 21. Puis-je me servir de votre dictionnaire. 22. J'ai pu y aller hier. 23. Il ne pouvait pas venir; il ne pouvait

pas quitter ses affaires. 24. Je pourrai vous donner cet argent demain. 25. Vous pourriez l'avoir aujourd'hui, si vous alliez trouver mon père.

Theme 37.

MODEL S'ASSEOIR. 1. I have no time to sit down. 2. She is sitting down by the side of her mother. 3. We will sit down near the door. 4. You were sitting around the table. 5. Let us sit down somewhere.

MODEL FALLOIR. 6. It is necessary to go to the banker. 7. We shall want money to-morrow. 8. It was necessary to speak of that. 9. It would be necessary to start, if they came. 10. It was necessary to wait for a long time.

MODEL MOUVOIR. 11. You cannot move that box. 12. othing was moving (pronominal verb) when we came ast indef.). 13. She was moved by the recital of that

Dry.

MODEL PLEUVOIR.

14. If it rains, I shall not come. 15. If it did not rain, he would be here. 16. You will need your umbrella; it will rain. 17. It would be well that it should rain (subj. imp.).

MODEL POUVOIR.

18. I cannot leave my work. 19. May I ask you something? 20. You may use my dictionary, if you need it. 21. We have not been able to come. 22. He could not go out; he was sick. be able to tell you to-morrow. 24. You might go and see him at the hotel. 25. I might have done that long

since.

+ Translate may by the present tense of the verb pouvoir.

23. I shall

Translate might by the conditional mode of the verb pouvoir, and might have by the past tense of the conditional, and translate done by faire.

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