493. The second person plural of the past tense definite of verbs ending in er in the infinitive mood is formed by changing this termination into âtes. ARDEUR (104) comes from the Latin ardor, derived from the verb ardere, to burn. TELLE is the feminine of the adjective tel (202), which comes from the Latin talis, such. RENDITES is the second person plural of the past tense definite of rendre, seen in the thirteenth lesson. 494. The second person plural of the past tense definite of verbs ending in re in the infinitive mood, is formed by changing this termination into ites. See 495. MALADE is one of the derivatives öf mal, seen in the thirteenth lesson. FINITES is the second person plural of the past tense definite of finir, one of the derivatives of fin, seen in the tenth lesson. 495. The second person plural of the past tense definite of verbs ending in fr in the infinitive mood, is formed by changing this termination into ites. See 494. TÂCHE comes from the Latin taxare, to tax, to estimate. RIVAUX is the plural of rival (430), which comes from the Latin rivalis, rival. FÛTES is the second person plural of the past tense definite of étre. VAINQUEUR is derived from the verb vaincre, to vanquish, to conquer, which comes from the Latin vincere, having the same meaning. EÛTES is the second person plural of the past tense definite of avoir. Examples have been seen in this lesson of the second person plural of the past tense definite in the three regular forms of conjugation and the two auxiliaries, in the following phrases: « Vous travaillâTEs avec ardeur. » « Vous finÎTES votre tâche. » « Vous vous rendîTEs malade. >>> « Vous FÛTEs vainqueur. « Vous EÛTES le courage. » COURAGE is derived from cœur, heart, which comes from the Latin cor, cordis, heart. ACCOMPLIR is one of the derivatives of plein, mentioned in the seventh lesson. AUREZ is the second person plural of the future tense of avoir. Examples have now been seen of the second person plural of the future tense, in the three regular forms of conjugation and the two auxiliaries, in the following phrases: « Vous apportEREZ ce que vous voudrez »16th lesson. « Vous prendrez la vôtré »—15th lesson. SYNTAX Une si charmante perspective. 496. In English, after the adverbs so, as, too, and how, the word A is placed between the next adjective and substantive.—In French, the first three of these adverbs, rendered by si, aussi, and trop, are preceded by un, une. As for the place of the adjective it is often optional: We may say, Une perspective si charmante, as well as, Une si charmante perspective;-Une perspective trop charmante, or Une trop charmante perspective. The adverb how-in French comment or combien cannot be preceded by un, and requires a different construction or a different expression, as: How charming a prospect! Quelle charmante perspective! or, Que cette perspective est charmante! Et ce courage, vous l'aurez. 497. The regular construction would be, Et vous aurez ce courage, and the pronoun LE would be useless and even improper. But in inversive phrases, in which the regimen precedes the verb, this regimen must be repeated in the form of a pronoun, which is generally LE, LA, or LEs, according to the sense, as: Ce qu'il dit, je LE ferai, What he says, I will perform;-Cette personne, je La connais, That person I know;-Ces prodiges, nous Les avons vus, Those prodigies, we have seen. Third Division-Exercises. PREPARATORY EXERCISE. 1. Model: Moins avancé. Lexiology, 490-The least active-Less ambitious than- The least attractive-Less attentive than-The least tedious-Less dear than-The least cold-Less flattering than-The least numerous-Less sick than. 2. Model: Vous languissiez. Lexiology, 491-You freed - You warned-You softened-You accomplished-You diverted-You enjoyed -You blackened-- You perished You filled You succeeded -You united. 3. Model: Vous fites. Lexiology, 306-(Translate the following by derivatives of FAIRE)-You undid―You undid again-You counterfeited —You did again—You satisfied. 4. Model: Vous travaillâtes. Lexiology, 493 -- You called - You loved-You brought-You went-You accepted-You gave-You asked -You studied-You tasted-You played-You ate-You forgot-You passed-You spoke. 5. Model: Vous rendîtes, Lexiology, 494-You waited-You heard -You stretched-You melted-You interrupted-You bit-You pretended-You lost-You pursued-You answered-You followed-You suspended-You sold. 6. Model: Vous finites. Lexiology, 495-You assailed-You freed yourselves-You warned-You alleviated-You accomplished-You diverted-You slept-You enjoyed-You languished-You blackened— You perished-You departed-You filled-You succeeded. 7. Model: Une si charmante perspective. Syntax, 496-So great an aversion-As agreeable an invitation-Too ambitious a poet-So good a fellow [boy]-As worthy a man-Too insignificant a personage. 2 COMPOSITION. Your brother is less ambitious than you-490. She is not less attentive than she was the first time-490. 3 That young man was the least attentive of students-490. 4- The least tedious of these poems is still very tedious-490. 5 You were finishing your exercise, when he arrived-491. 6 You always succeeded in finishing [to finish] your task before us-491. 7- Were you not filling your basket with provisions, when we passed?-491. Do you remember that you used to divert us with your stories? 9 You were sick, because you ate too much fish-493. 10 11 12 13 On that day, you spoke with energy-493, 220. You did not want courage-493. You found the task a tedious one -493. Why did you not answer him ?-494. 14- You followed your friend's example-494. 15 16. 17 You pursued your studies, and you did not lose your time-494. - How [What] did you feel, when you were in the water?—495. 18 19 - You slept six hours-495. You departed at five o'clock in the morning-495. 20 You will never have so fair an opportunity [occasion]-496. 21 He will not accept so tedious a task-496. 22 23 24 25 26 Where will you find as good a friend?-496. - You have too good an opinion of him-496. What he was at [in] that time, he is still-497. 27 - What you have told us, we shall never forget-497. This task we will fulfil-497. That prize which you have obtained, you will not accept-497. |