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haughty chiefs sullied their glory by their ambition. My sisters orgueilleux chefs ternir gloire f.

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FUTURE. I shall set out tomorrow for the country.

partir

wilt come with me. That tree will blossom soon.

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Thou

campagne f.
We shall never

You will accomplish your object. They

venir à bout de

dessein

Will not those men offer us their assistance?

offrir

secours

They will invade an immense country. Will they not obtain it?

envahir

pays m.

obtenir le

CONDITIONAL.-I should choose that picture. Thou wouldst not tableau m.

choisir

(act contrarily) to those orders. Would my sister return this morncontrevenir

ordre m.

ing, if it were possible? c'était

it were ours.

elle était à nous

revenir

We should embellish that residence, if embellir demeure f.

You would not demolish that cottage. Would you

not foresee that event?

pressentir événement m.

chaumière f.

démolir
Would they not warn us in time?
prévenir à temps

Would not those ladies go out (if the weather were fine)?

sortir s'il faisait beau.

IMPERATIVE.-Come (thou) quickly. Fill thy glass. Let us vite. Remplir verre m.

not disobey.

désobéir

Venir

Well! succeed. Do not set out this evening. Eh bien! réussir

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Return tomorrow. Never betray any one. Punish the
Revenir
trahir personne Punir
Reflect well before acting. Do not converse with him about that
Réfléchir avant d'agir

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affair. Agree about the conditions. Strengthen them in their affaire f. Convenir de

duty.

devoir m.

SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT OR FUTURE.-He wishes that I should reflect souhaiter

réfléchir

on that proposal. (It will be necessary) for thee to come next

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Il faudra

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que tu venir art.prochain long enjoy the fruits longtemps jouir de

We must obtain it.

travail m. Il faut que nous obtenir

Is it possible that you
Est-il

would subject me to such treatment? It is not absolutely necessary assujettir à un pareil traitement Il ne faut pas absolument should depart tomorrow. I will not have you consent to partir Je ne veux pas que vous consentir

that you

that ridiculous bargain. Do you think that they will offer to take ridicule marché m. Croyez-vous offrir de prendre

that mansion? I do not think that those books belong to you. hôtel m.(hm.) Je ne crois pas

I (will have) them obey.

appartenir

Je

veux qu'ils obéir

IMPERFECT.-He wished me to depart in the course of the Il voulait que je partir

courant m.

leave

morning. (It would be necessary) for thee to obtain

matinée f.

Il faudrait que tu

obtenir la permission

to read that work. Would you not wish him to come frequently? de lire ouvrage m. Ne voudriez-vous pas qu'il venir

ferme f. appartenir

souvent

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I did not believe that that farm belonged to you. Je ne croyais pas Il fallait absolutely necessary for us to act in concert. It would be desirable absolument que nous agir ensemble

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Exercise on verbs of the third conjugation (173.).

INDICATIVE PRESENT.-I perceive him now. Dost thou not

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We do not understand what he means.

concevoir ce qu'il veut dire

Do you not perceive the apercevoir

steeple? They (owe still) the rent of their house. redevoir loyer m.

clocher m.

IMPERFECT. I received my income

monthly. Didst thou

percevoir revenus pl. tous les mois

not receive his letters from time to time?

recevoir

you. Did you not receive

time

We owed more than devoir plus que

temps en temps

news

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(39.) nouvelles pl. tous les jours Toutes

to our house they received

venir (223.) chez nous

your brothers came

les fois que

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PAST DEFINITE.-I conceived at last the depth

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I saw him in the street. Did he not receive his apercevoir

last

week? We perceived the danger. Did you not receive la semaine passée apercevoir

m.

last month a visit from your brother? Those teachers owed le mois passé visite f.

their success to their assiduity.

succès

assiduité f.

précepteur

FUTURE. I shall no longer owe him anything. Will he conceive

plus lui rien

that rule? Will your brother receive that advice with indifference? règle f. avis m. indifférence f. We shall perceive the setting of the sun.

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CONDITIONAL.-I ought to go out this morning. Would he not

receive

devoir

well? Ought you thus to neglect your studies?
you
Devoir ainsi négliger

dren should learn every day something
devoir apprendre tous les jours quelque chose

Chil

étude f. art.

by heart.

соеит

IMPERATIVE.-Receive them with kindness. Do not owe

bonté

so large a sum. Let us conceive the importance of our duties.

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une si grande somme

Receive your income

Percevoir

horror of

vice.

horreur pour art. —m.

Subjunctive present or future.—Stop with me

Restez

until I

jusqu'à ce que

receive assistance. Is it credible that he would not understand that

des secours

croyable

concevoir

definition? He will not allow us to owe the least définition f. Il ne permet pas que nous

trifle.

moindre bagatelle f.

I cannot understand that you should perceive the least advantage Je ne conçois pas

moindre avantage m.

percevoir (39.)

in that undertaking. Is it possible that those men should collect

entreprise f.

unjust taxes?

injuste —— f.

IMPERFECT. He did not believe that I owed the whole amount Il ne croyait pas

tout le montant of that bill. I wished her to receive my note this mornmémoire m. Je voulais qu'elle billet m.

ing, that she might be no longer uneasy. He wished that we should afin qu'elle ne fût plus inquiet Il voulait

receive them kindly.

avec bonté

perceive my design? apercevoir dessein m. ceive his intention? I (101.) —

Could it be possible that you should not
Serait-il

Was it probable that we should not con-
Etait-il

should not wish them to owe me so much. - f. Je ne voudrais pas qu'ils

autant

Exercise on verbs of the fourth conjugation (174.).

INDICATIVE PRESENT.-I hear him. Dost thou not forbid it

to them? leur (96.)

entendre

défendre le

He knows you. Does she not answer? Do those

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women sell

fruit?

We recognise him. We are waiting. vendre (150.) —m. reconnaître attendre

Are you not translating a letter for that foreigner? Do they not

traduire

étranger

pity your misfortunes? Those children do not fear him. plaindre malheur m.

craindre

Are not those young ladies losing their time? Do not your pupils

demoiselles perdre

confound these rules with one another? confondre règle les unes avec les autres

IMPERFECT.-I used formerly to paint

autrefois peindre

art.

élève

flowers and landart. pay

scapes. Wast thou not waiting for me? That did not depend on sage m.

attendre *

Cela

dépendre de his will. We used to correspond formerly. Were you not feigning volonté f.

correspondre

feindre to believe him? Their kindness diffused joy among the bonté f.pl.répandre art. joie f. parmi

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PAST DEFINITE.-I put out the fire at five o'clock. Didst thou éteindre feum. à cinq heures

reconnaître

not pity him? He knew me again although I had changed plaindre quoique j'eusse changé my dress. The chairman suspended the sitting. Did we not d'habit président suspendre séance f.

descendre à

cave f.

sell it to him again? You went down into the cellar. Did you revendre le lui not spill the wine? They answered me in the

vin m.

répondre

course of the courant m.

They

répandre morning. They disappeared the moment he entered.

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FUTURE. I shall not compel you to go thither if you do not

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wish it. He will seduce his hearers by his eloquence. We auditeur m. (101.) éloquence f.

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