? I. OF THE CONJUGATION OF ACTIVE VERBS. 172. A verb active expresses an action passing from an actor to an object; as, Jean frappe la table, John strikes the table. Jean is the actor; frappe, the verb active; and la table, the object. 173. FIRST CONJUGATION IN ER. PARLER, TO SPEAK. INFINITIVE. IMPERFECT. Que je parlasse, que tu parlasses, qu'il parlât, que nous parlassions, que vous parlassiez, qu'ils parlassent, might speak. That I COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT. Que j'eusse parlé, que tu eusses parlé, que nous eussions parlé, Conjugate in the same manner: to ask. to strike. have spoken. That I might to gain. to correct. habiter, to inhabit. Men, worshipped false Les hommes gods. having forgotten the Creator, oublier Créateur, m. adorer, pret. les The ungrateful would deserve that the sun should not mériter que soleil, m. dieu, 42, pl. Les ingrats shine (upon) them. A man 2 éclairer, imp. subj. pas 1 homme, m. ne of talent will talent always present and arrange things with art and eletoujours présenter et disposer les choses avec art et frightened those ladies. Thou findest difficulties. épouvanter, pret. dame, pl. trouver des difficultés. We blame others. The woodcutters have cut (down) blâmer les autres. bûcheron, pl. couper several trees.-We would fear dangers without you.— plusieurs arbres. redouter danger,art. sans You excited in vain the children to work. - Speak more exciter, imp. en vain enfant, pl. à travailler. Parler plus distinctly. I shall read that chapter chapitre, m. à haute voix. The general of Cyrus had besieged Babylon. général, m. de Cyrus imp. assiégé Babylone. |