j'aurais or eusse été aimé, tu aurais or eusses été aimé, il aurait or eût été aimé, nous aurions or eussions été aimés, vous auriez or eussiez été .aimés, I should be loved. thou wouldst be loved. he would be loved. we should be loved. you would be loved. they would be loved. (Passé). 1 should have been loved. thou wouldst have been loved. he would have been loved. we should have been loved. you would have been loved. ils auraient or eussent été they would have been loved. aimés, SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD (Subjonctif). que je sois aimé, que tu sois aimé, qu'il soit aimé, PRESENT (Présent). que nous soyons aimés, que vous soyez aimés, qu'ils soient aimés, that I may be loved. that thou mayst be loved. that he may be loved. that we may be loved. that you may be loved. that they may be loved. PRESENT. PAST. être aimé, e, to be loved. | avoir été aimé, e, to have been loved. 1. The Participle agrees in number and gender with the Nominative Case or subject of the Verb; but if the second person plural refers to a single person, the participle is in the singular: as, avez-vous été invité, Monsieur? avez-vous été invitée, Madame? have you been invited, Sir? have you been invited, Madam? 2. The preposition by, after Passive Verbs, is expressed by de and par: de, when the verb expresses a feeling, a sentiment, &c.; par, when the verb expresses an action: as, il est aimé de tout le monde, he is loved by everybody. the city of Troy was taken by the Greeks. EXERCISE XXXIII. 1. Tu es loué de ton maître. 2. Charles est loué de son père. 3. Marie est aimée de tout le monde; elle est très-bonne. 4. Le soldat fut blessé par un officier. 5. Ces écoliers ont été blâmés parce qu'ils étaient paresseux. 6. Cette maison fut bâtie l'année dernière. 7. Un nouveau palais sera bâti. 8. Trois cents soldats ont été blessés. 9. Vous serez loués de vos maîtres, si vous êtes sages et appliqués. 10. Avez-vous été invité au bal du comte? Non, je n'ai pas été invité. 11. Ma sœur aurait été invitée, si elle était ici. 12. Par qui la ville de Troie fut-elle prise? Par les Grecs. 1. I am praised by my master. 2. My brother is praised by his master. 3. My sister is praised by her master. 4. My brothers are praised by their masters. 5. My sisters are praised by their masters. 6. If you were diligent, you would be loved and praised by your masters. 7. If the girls were diligent, they would be loved and praised by their masters. 8. By whom were the towns taken? By the Greeks. 9. By whom was the man wounded? By your brother. 10. The scholar was blamed because he was idle. 11. Two new palaces will be built. 12. Have your sisters been invited to the ball? No, they have not been invited. XXII.-NEUTER VERBS (Verbes neutres). Neuter Verbs are conjugated like transitive verbs. The compound tenses are generally formed with the auxiliary verb avoir. Some are conjugated with the auxiliary verb être, to be of these the most important are: NOTE.-Demeurer, to reside, takes avoir; when it means to remain it takes être. il a demeuré à Paris, il est demeuré en France, he has resided at Paris. he has remained in France. EXERCISE XXXIV. 1. Le prince arrive. 2. Ma mère arriva hier à huit heures. 3. Qui est arrivé? Monsieur le professeur est arrivé. 4. Je serais arrivé plus tôt (sooner) si j'avais eu le temps. 5. Quand êtes-vous parti? Je suis parti à cinq heures. 6. J'étais à la maison, et j'y suis resté toute l'après-midi. 7. Mon oncle a beaucoup voyagé; il a voyagé en Allemagne, en France et en Italie. 8. J'aurais aussi voyagé, si j'avais eu assez d'argent. 9. Avez-vous vu qui est monté? Non, je ne l'ai pas vu. 10. Avez-vous bien dormi? Non, je n'ai pas bien dormi. 11. Deux des voyageurs sont restés en chemin; ils ne sont pas encore arrivés. 12. Où avez-vous demeuré l'année dernière ? J'ai demeuré à Londres. 1. The general arrives. 2. My father and my mother arrived yesterday at half-past nine. 3. Who has arrived? My brothers have arrived. 4. We should have arrived sooner if we had had the time. 5. When did she set out? She set out yesterday at a quarter to four. 6. We were at home, and we remained there all the afternoon. 7. My brothers have travelled much; they have travelled in England, in Germany, and in Italy. 8. We should also have travelled, if we had had enough money. 9. Has he seen the man who has gone up? No, he has not seen him. 10. Has she slept well? No, she has not slept well. 11. My mother has remained on the journey (en chemin); she has not yet arrived. 12. Where did he reside last year? He has resided at Paris. XXIII.-.REFLECTIVE VERBS (Verbes réfléchis). Reflective Verbs are more frequent in French than in English. Besides the subject, they have always the accusative cases of the personal pronouns, me, te, se, nous, vous, se, which stand before the verbs: as, s'habiller, to dress one's self. je m'habille, I dress myself. nous nous habillons, we dress ourselves. |