198. Gésir, to lie, is used only in the indicative present and imperfect. Ci-gît is used on monumental inscriptions for Hic jacet, here lies. 199. Mourir is conjugated with the auxiliary être in its compound tenses. The double r of the Future and Condi tional must be sounded strongly. 200. When this verb takes the reflective form, se mourir, it means to be at the point of death; but, in this sense, it is seldom used except in the present and imperfect of the Indicative. (ACAD.) |