IMP. I was requesting them to sing a song.-She de chant-er, v. chanson, f. pri-er, v. was not speaking to you.-Were we not joking ?-Were badin-er, v. Yes, I was. PRET.-I spoke to them (a long while).-Did not the king long-temps, adv. forgive them? No, he did not.-We wept roi, m. pardonn-er, v. leur ? pleur-er, v. for joy when we found her.-Why did you not play on last? They fastened the man to a tree, de joie, f. trouv-er, v. Friday Vendredi, m. and then arbre, m. robbed him of all the money which he had ensuite, adv. vol-er, v. lui 6 in his pocket. The soldiers then slaughtered without pity the pocke, f. ensuite égorg-er, v. and children. (old men), women, pitié, f. vieillard, m. FUT.-I will buy a watch the first time achet-er, v. fois, f. que j'irai, v. London.-Will not your father take you to school this winter?-What shall we give him?-Will you not take hiver, m. the children to the play? enfant, m. comédie, f. men-er, v. CON. PRES.-I would lend them money if they were a conduct?-Why should we send them thither ?— tel2, adj. 1 conduite3, f. Would they not pay us if they had money? pay-er, v. engaged. occupé, p. p. néglig-er, v. car Let us carry those peaches to Mrs. D.-Do not neglect your affairs.-I promise pêche, f. you that I will nct. affaire, f. promettre, v. Let them hunt.-Do not prefer chass-er, v. duty. devoir, m. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. PRES.-That I may help you.-Though approuv-er, v. 6 aid-er, v. he do not Quoique *, c. approve of my plan.-Provided we avoid their plan, m. Pourvu que*, c. évit-er, v. company. That you may thank them. That they may compagnie, f. not command.—That you may not always listen to a IMP. That I might change my opinion.-That he might eat an apple. That we might not fall into pomme, f. tomber, v. dans, p. their hands.-That you might encourage the industrious.— main, f. industrieux, adj. That they might exercise their talents.-That we might exerc-er, v. not fall at the feet tomb-er, v. à pied, m. encourag-er, v. talent, m. of an illegitimate king. illégitime *These conjunctions require the subjunctive mood, as will be seen hereafter. PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES ON THE COMPOUND TENSES. I have forgotten to bring your penknife. He has not yet encore, adv. canif, m. oubli-er, v. de apport-er her? Yes, she has.-Have we not gained our cause? have assisted that family?—The people broke aid-er, v. famille, f. On panes of glass in their windows, vitre, f. de, p. carreau, m. had not illuminated, as illumin-er, v. comme, adv. all the casser, v. fenêtre, f. because they parce que, c. ordonn-er, v. envoy-er, v. it had been ordered.-I shall have dined soon. - We would have sent them 2 bientôt1, adv. ni-er, v. to prison if they had resisted.-That we may have denied en prison, f. the fact.-Had you not imitated their manners?—They had résist-er, v. fait, m. imit-er, v. manière, f. not executed exécut-er, v. commandement, .m. his commands. Had she not lighted the fire?—They would have taken him to the allum-er, v. concert, if I accept-er, v. had not hindered them (from it). We have accepted *This conjunction requires the subjunctive mood, as will be seen hereafter. MODEL OF THE SECOND CONJUGATION. INFINITIVE MOOD. AFFIRMATIVELY. NEGATIVELY. Present. Punir, to punish. Present. Ne pas punir, not to Participle present. Punissant, Compound of the past. Ayant puni, having punished. Participle future. Devant punir, about to punish. Present. punish. Participle present. Ne punissant pas, not punishing. Participle past. Puni, punished. Compound of the present. N'avoir pas puni, not to have punished. Compound of the past. Nayant pas puni, not having punished. Participle future. Ne devant pas punir, not about to punish. INDICATIVE MOOD. Je punis, I punish. tu punis, thou punishest. il punit, he punishes. nous punissons, we punish. vous punissez, you punish. ils punissent, they punish. Compound of the Present. J'ai puni, I have punished. tu as puni, thou hast punished. il a puni, he has punished. nous avons puni, we have pun. vous avez puni, you have pun. ils ont puni, they have punished. NEGATIVELY. Je ne punis pas, I do not punish. Je n'ai pas puni, I have not p. Imperfect. Je punissais, I did punish. tu punissais, thou didst punish. il punissait, he did punish. nous punissions, we did punish. vous punissiez, you did punish. ils punissaient, they did punish. Compound of the Imperfect. J'avais puni, I had punished. tu avais puni, thou hadst pun. il avait puni, he had punished. nous avions puni, we had pun. vous aviez puni, you had punished. ils avaient puni, they had pun. NEGATIVELY. Je ne punissais pas, I did not Je n'avais pas puni, I had not punish. punished. Preterite. Je punis, I punished. Compound of the Preterite. J'eus puni, I had punished. tu eus puni, thou hadst punished. il eut puni, he had punished. nous eûmes puni, we had &c. vous eûtes puni, you had &c. ils eurent puni, they had &c. NEGATIVELY. Je ne punis pas, I did not Je n'eus pas puni, I had not punish; &c. Future. punished; &c. Compound of the Future. Je punirai, I shall or will J'aurai puni, I shall or will have punish. tu puniras, thou wilt punish. punished. tu auras puni, thou wilt have &c. NEGATIVELY. Je ne punirai pas, I will not Je n'aurai pas puni, I shall not punish ; &c. have punished; &c. Conditional. Compound of the Conditional. nished. Je punirais, I should or would J'aurais puni, I should have pupunish. tu punirais, thou shouldst pu- tu aurais puni, thou shouldst nish. il punirait, he would punish. have punished. il aurait puni, he would have punished. nous punirions, we should pu- nous nish. aurions puni, we should have punished. vous puniriez, you would pu- vous nish. ils puniraient, they would pu- ils nish. auriez puni, you should have punished. auraient puni, they would have punished. NEGATIVELY. Je ne punirais pas, I should Je n'aurais pas puni, I would not |