I have lost my book; have you found it ?-She has

perd-re, v.

broken her fan.

romp-re, v. évantail, m.

trouvé, v.

Have you not interrupted me interrompre

several times?—I had not then answered his letter.

alors, adv.

à sa

If they (had gone) there, would they not have lost their étaient allés, v. y,

time? Yes, they would.-He says he would have sold

(139-3)

dit, v. que

us very good wine.-Had you not forbidden her

(17-2)

speak? That they might have waited (for us).

to

lui de

RECAPITULATORY EXERCISES ON THE VERBS OF THE FOUR REGULAR CONJUGATIONS.

Your brother

severely laziness and inattention.

sévèrement, adv. paresse, f.

does not receive this news with pleasure.-Do we not

expect your mother to-day?-We hope that you will attendre

espérer, v.

Why do you not entreprise. Pourquoi, adv.

fulfil

accomplir, v.

your promise?—Are you to expect the least promesse, f. Devoir attendre

favour from your parents and friends?-They perceive

gráce, f.

apercevoir, v.

to shun it.

tácher, v. de éviter, v.

the danger, and they do not endeavour

IMP. I was speaking of your aunt when you (came in)

tante, f.

parler étes entré, and was doing her the justice which she deserves.—Mr. N. mériter, v.

rendre, v.

did not act towards your son with much tenderness.

fils, m.

agir, v. tendresse, f. Mr. P. and I were answering your letters when you arrived. (55-11)

-You undoubtedly

à

étes arrivé.

entertained great hopes from his sans doute, adv. concevoir1 (17-2)

last dernier, adj.

voyage. - They were spending their money

in trifles, instead of

en, p. bagatelle, f. au lieu de, p.

dépenser, v.

buying books. acheter, v. (16—1.)

PRET.-I built this house in one thousand seven hundred

and seventy-nine.-Your father received yesterday agreeable

was gone. We sent him (a great deal) of money unknown

fut parti, p. p. envoyer

beaucoup

à l'insçu, p. to your mother.-Why did you not finish your work sooner? de

finir

-(As soon as) they perceived us, they (ran away).

Dès que, c.

apercevoir

prirent la fuite.

FUT.-I will give in my accounts (at the) beginning of rendre 6

me next Wednesday.-We shall seize the first opportunity

Mercredi, m.

thank him for his kindnesses.-You will soon

to pour remercier, v. de

entertain a better opinion concevoir1

(come down stairs) to-day? descendre, v.

COND. PRES.-If my father were rich, he would rebuild

his country house. Should we not express our grati

campagne maison (9-14) Devoir, v.

tude

naissance, f. envers

exprimer, v. reconus good?—I am cer

deserved it.

mériter, v.

font, v. (17-1) bien, m.
you if you

towards those who do

tain (that) they would reward

récompenser, v.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

équité, f. devoir, m.

of your office. charge, f.

Discharge with equity the duties

Remplir, v.

Let him receive the punishment due

punition, f. due, p. p.

to his crime.

Imitate the great actions of your ancestors.-Let them enjoy

receive your letter before my departure from Lon

recevoir, v.

don.-Though he hear what you say, he does not

IMP.-I wrote to your father (some time ago), that

with us.-That she might reflect on her own

réfléchir

propre, adj

conduct, and not on that of

to see us,

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lest we should perceive his bad designs. de peur que, c. (313,*) apercevoir, v.

-Your uncle desired that you might sell his two horses

a ordonné

vendre

to Mr. B.-I should be very sorry if they fell

into

que, c. tomber, v. en

bad hands. (17-2)

PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES ON THE COM

POUND TENSES.

I have spoken to my father of it, but he has not

yet encore, adv.

m'a

(given me any answer).-Have I not faithfully

répondu

fidèlement

executed your orders?-Has your sister succeeded in her

réussi

undertaking?—Yes, she has, and I have congratulated her

entreprise?

féliciter, v.

(upon it).—Mrs. N. told me you had already sold half of

en.

your goods.

déjà, adv. moitié,f. Why did you not pay those poor

marchandise, f. people?—He would have been punished, if I had not

gens, m.

defended his right.-We thought you would have brought

cause, f. croyions, v.

amener

your brother with you.-Have we not been obliged to

has not (thought fit) to send them to you.—Mr. D. had

(55-12)

represented to him all the danger of it.-Mrs. F. has gained

but she has lost

her cause,
procès,
finished my work

ouvrage, m.

gagner, v. all her wealth.-Had I not

perdre, v. biens, m.

when she came in? - You would
est entrée ?

2

have received your money (a month ago), if the mail had

il

y a un mois

malle, f. not been robbed.-Mrs. P. told me she would have paid

you (some time ago), if she had sold her goods. il y a quelque temps,

marchandise.

OF PASSIVE VERBS.

Verbs passive are very easily conjugated. The participle past of the verb which is to be conjugated is merely to be joined to the auxiliary verb étre, to be, through all its moods, tenses, numbers, and persons. It is to be observed, that in French this participle varies according to the gender and number of the noun or pronoun which stands as subject to the verb. Ex.

Learners may easily know a neuter verb from an active one, because the latter generally has, or can always have, a direct object after it; whereas the neuter verb never has, nor can have, but an indirect one: for instance,