Compound Tenses.

yet received his answer.-You should

have (been writing) your theme this morning, faire, v.

matin, m. au lieu, p. He has entertained the hope of living here

concevoir

vivre, v. ici, adv. all his life. She ought to have thanked him for the

good advice he gave her.-Your uncle should not have

obliged him to pay one-half of the expenses.-We

Present.

Je vends, I sell.
tu vends, thou sellest.
il vend, he sells.
nous vendons, we sell.
vous vendez, you sell.
ils vendent, they sell.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

Compound of the Present. J'ai vendu, I have sold. tu as vendu, thou hast sold. il a vendu, he has sold. nous avons vendu, we have sold. vous avez vendu, you have sold. ils ont vendu, they have sold.

NEGATIVELY.

Je ne vends pas, I do not &c.
Imperfect.

Je vendais, I did sell.
tu vendais, thou didst sell.
il vendait, he did sell.
nous vendions, we did sell.
vous vendiez, you did sell.
ils vendaient, they did sell.

Je ne

Je n'ai pas vendu, I have not &c.
Compound of the Imperfect.
J'avais vendu, I had sold.
tu avais vendu, thou hadst sold.
il avait vendu, he had sold.
nous avions vendu, we had sold.
vous aviez vendu, you had sold.
ils avaient vendu, they had sold.

NEGATIVELY.

vendais pas, I did not &c. Je n'avais pas vendu, I had &c.

Je ne vendrai pas, I shall not or Je n'aurai pas vendu, I shall not

will not sell ; &c.

have sold ; &c.

Conditional.

Compound of the Conditional.

Je vendrais, I should or would J'aurais vendu, I should or sell.

tu vendrais, thou wouldst sell.
il vendrait, he would sell.
nous vendrions, we should sell.
vous vendriez, you would sell.
ils vendraient, they would sell.

would have sold.

tu aurais vendu, thou wouldst &c.
il aurait vendu, he would &c.
nous aurions vendu, we &c.
vous auriez vendu, you &c.
ils auraient vendu, they &c.

NEGATIVELY.

Je ne vendrais pas, I should Je n'aurais pas vendu, I should

Present.

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.

Que je vende, that I may sell.

que tu vendes, that thou mayest sell.

qu'il vende, that he may sell.

que nous vendions, that we may sell.

que vous vendies, that you may sell.

Compound of the Present.

Que j'aie vendu, that I may have sold.

que tu aies vendu, that thou mayest have sold.

qu'il ait vendu, that he may have 30ld.

que nous ayons vendu, that we may have sold.

que vous ayez vendu, that you may have sold.

qu'ils vendent, that they may qu'ils aient vendu, that they may sell.

have sold.

NEGATIVELY.

Que je ne vende pas, that I Que je n'aie pas vendu, that I

may not sell ; &c.

may not have sold ; &c.

Imperfect.

Que je vendisse, that I might sell.

que tu vendisses, that thou mightest sell.

qu'il vendit, that he might sell.

que nous vendissions, that we might sell

que vous vendissiez, that you might sell.

qu'ils vendissent, that they might sell.

Compound of the Imperfect.

Que j'eusse vendu, that I might have sold.

que tu eusses vendu, that thou

mightest have sold.

qu'il eût vendu, that he might have sold.

que nous eussions vendu, that we might have sold.

que vous eussiez vendu, that you might have sold.

qu'ils eussent vendu, that they might have sold.

NEGATIVELY.

Que je ne vendisse pas, that I Que je n'eusse pas vendu, that I might not sell; &c.

might not have sold ; &c.

EXERCISES ON THE FOURTH CONJUGATION.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

PRES.-I do not mean

prétend-re, v.

to wrong him. Your mother faire tort, v. lui, pro.

is coming down.-We expect our friend Mr. A.-Do

not you forbid her to go there ?-They sell bad

défend-re, v. lui de aller, v.

fruit.

mauvais, adj.

IMP.-Did I not interrupt him while he was interromp-re, v. pendant que, c. (p. 139-2)

answering them?-She was melting into tears, when répond-re, v. leur

fond-re, v.

en, p. larme, f.

you arrived.-Were we not losing our time?—You were

PRET. (As soon as) I had received my money, I

Dès que, c.

returned them what they had lent me.-Did he not leur (70-8)

rend-re, v.
hear
you?
d-re, v. (109-16)

prêter, v.

enten

- We (waited for) them a month.— attend-re, v. les

mois, m.

(For how much) did you sell it them?-They spilled

Combien, adv.

all the wine.

(55-12) répand-re, v.

FUT.-I shall shear my flock (in the) month of

tond-re, v.

troupeau, m. au

mord-re, v.

May. If you do not take care, the dog will bite you.—
Mai, m.
ne prenez, v. garde, f.
Shall we not lose, if we play?—You will melt it, if you

fond-re, v.

put it into the fire. No, I will not.-They shall not hear

parler

answer me, if I were speaking to you?-Should not

répond-re, v.

my brother have returned the money?

(154,* 2)

rend-re, v.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

Return that book to him.-Let her not come down.—Let

Rend-re

us (give in) our rend-re, v.

descend-re.

accounts faithfully.-Do not lose my compte, m. fidèlement, adv. perd-re, v.

book.-Let them hear the voice of the Lord.

PRES. and IMP.-Speak loud, that I may hear what you

haut, adv. (155,*) (70-8)