FIFTH REGULAR CONJUGATION IN EVOIR,
EXEMPLIFIED IN RECEVOIR, TO RECEIVE.

I receive, I do receive, or am receiving, je reçois.

Thou receivest, ta reçois.

He or she receives, il ou elle reçoit.

One, any body, &c. receives, on'reçoit.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.

SINGULAR.

I received, je reçus.
Thou receivedst, tu reçus.
He received, il reçut.

PLURAL.

We received, nous reçûmes.
You received, vous reçûtes.
They received, ils reçurent.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.

SINGULAR.

I shall or will receive, je recevrai.
Thou shalt receive, tu recevraș.
He shall receive, il recevra.

PLURAL.

We shall receive, nous recevrons.
You shall receive, vous recevrez.
They shall receive, ils recevront.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.
I have received, j'ai reçu, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT.
I had received, j'avais reçu, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE

PRETERITE.

I had received, j'eus reçu, &c.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE. I shall have received, j'aurai reçu, &c.

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

I have just received, je viens de recevoir, &c.

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

I am to receive, je dois recevoir, &c.

INSTANT FUTURE.

I am going to receive, je vais recevoir, &c.

PAST, OR COMPOUND of the presenT.

That I may have received, que j'aie reçu, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT.

That I might have received, que j'eusse reçu, &c.

N. B. The Scholar will exercise himself in conjugating the verb devoir, which is also an auxiliary in the French conjugation, as may have been noticed.

Apercevoir.

THE FOLLOWING VERBS

ARE CONJUGATED LIKE RECEVOIR.

To perceive.
Concevoir.
To conceive.
Décevoir.

To deceive, to

disappoint.

Devoir.

To owe.
Devoir.

To be obliged.

Redevoir.
To owe still.
Percevoir.

To gather.
To collect.

Je l'ai aperçue le premier.

I perceived her first.

Je ne conçois pas ce que vous me dites.

I do not conceive (or understand) what you tell me.
Ses espérances ont été déçues.

His hopes have been disappointed.

Il doit beaucoup d'argent à ses créanciers.

He owes a great deal of money to his creditors.
Tout citoyen doit obéir aux lois de son pays.
Every citizen is obliged (or ought) to obey the laws
of his country.

Il nous redoit environ cinq cents piastres.
He still owes us about five hundred piasters.
Il est préposé pour percevoir les taxes.

He is appointed to collect the taxes.

The irregular verb falloir occurs so frequently in speech, that we give here its conjugation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB

FALLOIR, TO BE NECESSARY, NEEDFUL, OR
REQUISITE; VIZ.

INFINITIVE.

PRESENT.

To be necessary, falloir.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE,
It was necessary, il fallut.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.

It will be necessary, il faudra.

- PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the PRESENT.
It has been necessary, il a fallu.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND of the future,
It will have been necessary, il aura fallu.

CONDITIONAL.

PRESENT.

It should be necessary, il faudrait.

PAST.

It should have been necessary, il aurait fallu.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

PRESENT.

That it may be necessary, qu'il faille.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
That it might be necessary, qu'il fallût.