

i-r 



I.I; <>r distinjru 



I 



_; >vill !" ti: ./. , <il' tin' \IT!J: 

 ClmuU-r Eeo-ovuir K-md-ro. 



J. '!'.> tliiit stem arc a<l>U i <l, in ti -imple tenses of a 



regular \<-r\>, tin- t-n: ; ..opur to tho f. 



which it Ul. ; 



it-ant Fin-issnnt Eec-ovaut nut. 



Receiving 



4. PARTICIPLE PAST. 



6. The present of the indicative has but one form in French, 

 therefore je chante may be rendered in English by I sing t I do 

 sing, or I am singing. 



7. The plural of the present of the indicative may be formed 

 from the participle present by changing ant into OTIS, ez, ons. 

 F,x. : Chautant, nous cJiantotis; finissant, nous finissons; rece- 



; rendant, nous rendons. 



8. This rule holds good not only in all the regular, but in 

 almost all the irregular verbs. 



y. Verbs may be conjugated interrogatively in French (except 

 in the first person singular of the present of the indicative) [98 

 <(4) (5)], by placing the pronoun after the verb in all the simple 

 tenses, and between the auxiliary and the participle in the com- 

 pound tenses. 



Chantoz-vouo bien ? 

 .Avez-vous bien chante" ? 

 N'avez-vous pas bien chante ? 



(Sect. V. 2.) 



Ue chautez-vous pas bien ? 

 Votre pure parlo-t-il bieu ? (Sect. 



II. C, Sect. IV. 4.) 



10. The verb porter means to carry. It means also to wear, 

 in speaking of garments. Apporter means to bring, and emporter 

 to carry away; aimer means to love, to like, to be fond of, and 

 takes the preposition (1 before another verb. 



Do you sing well ? 

 Have you sung well f 

 Have you not sung well f 



Do you not sing ire//. 



Does your fatJier spcafc well J 



<Juel habit portez-vous ? 



Je porte un habit de drap noir. 



Votre frere qu'apporte-t-il ? (Sect. 



II. G.) 

 II apporte de 1'argent a son ami. 



Wliat coat do you wear T 

 I wear a coat of black cloth. 

 What does your brother briny f 



He brings money to his friend. 



11. A noun used in a general sense [ 77 (1)] takes the article 

 le, la, 1', or les. 



Aimez-vous le bocuf ou Icroottton? 

 To n'aime ni le bocuf ui le moutou. 



Do you like beef or mutton J 

 I like neither beef nor mutton. 



Chan tcz- vous uno chanson ita- 



licmic ? 

 Nous chantons dcs chantous alle- 



IIKU: 



Portez-vous ce livre a 1'homme ? 

 Non, jo lo porte a mon f: 

 Einportez-votis tout votre argent? 



i :>orte settlement uno partie. 



-:-vous votre le^on aujour- 

 d hui ? 

 ITous la finiesons co matin. 



RESTTMK OF EXAMPLES. 



Do you sing an Italian song T 



We ting German songs. 



Do you carry this book to the man T 

 No, I carry it to my brother. 

 Do you carry money t 



I carry away only a part of it. 

 Do you finish your lesson to-day f 



We finish it tliit morntuj. 



N'aimeC'Votu pa IM cufans atton- 



tifc? 



Je IM airne baoacoup. 

 N* reoevez-TOU* pa* beaucoup do 



icttra*? 



Noun eu recevoM beauooap. 

 Vendor-Toon bcmucoup de umrchau- 



.:. -.- 



Mans en Tendon* bMucoup. 

 Votro (rr tusne le bau/ ct le 



mouton. 



. . .. . '., .: 



I Ulw (J.m Much. 



Do you ko( nctn* many letimT 



We reniM IMHV Itttrrt. 

 Do VH M many foot* .' 



Wtttll many. 



lour lirotiur UCM btqf od mvtil*. 



VOCABTTLAET. 



OM.We than hertafler put a h'jj>hen Ittvicn the tifm and the tumim 

 tion of tht terlt placed in the vocabularies. The number \ndicaU* Urn 

 conjugation. 



Donn-r, 1, to glut. Non untonMint, net 



J, to finitk, only. 



Fourn-ir, :', to fumM. Lecture, f., rtadiug. 

 Oard-er. 1, to keep. Paille, f., *trew. 



Quire, but liltU. Pcrd-re, 4, to low. 



HubiU, m. pL, clothte, 



Potter, l t to carry, 



garment*. 



Mais, but. Bee-eroir, 3, (o 



Maison, f ., house. I Soaveiit, often. 



Marcliand, m., rn.tr- \ Toujoun, Iay. 



chant. [foods. jTnmil, m., labowr. 



MarcLondieea, f. pi., TroaT-er, I, to find. 

 | Keren, m., nphic. ' Vend-re, 4, (o ttlL 



EXERCISE 39. 



elle la lecture? (Sect XXII. 11.) 2. 



'aimo beaucoup plus quo sa sccur. 3. 

 u portc-t-il r 4. 11 porte un chapcau 



apeau de paille. 5. Cette dame aime-t- 

 elle sea enfants ? 6. Oui, Monsieur, elle les cherit. 7. Four- 

 nisscz-vous des marchandises a ces marcluuids ? 8. Je fournia 

 des marchandises a ces marchands, et Us me donnent de 1'argent. 

 9. Vos compagnons aiment-ils les beaux habits ? (Sect. XXII. 

 11.) 10. Nos compagnons aiment les beaux habits et les bon* 

 livres. 11. Cherchez-vous mon frere? 12. Oui, Monsieur, je 

 le cherche, mais je ne le trouve pas. 13. Votre frere perd-il so* 

 temps. 14. H perd eon temps et son argent. 15. Perdons-nous 

 tonj ours notre temps ? 16. Nous le perilous tres aouvent. 17. 

 Devez-vous beaucoup d' argent P 18. J'en dois asaez, mais je 

 n'en dois pas beaucoup. 19. Vendcz-vons vos deux mai*ons a 

 notro medecin ? 20. Je n'en vends qn'nne, je garde 1'antre 

 pour ma bolle-sceur. 21. Eecevez-vons do 1'argent aujonrd'hui? 

 22. Nous n'en recevons guere. 23. Votre menuisier finit-il son 

 travail de bonne heure ? 24. H le finit tard. 25. A qnelle 

 heure le finit-il '( 26. II le finit a midi et demi. 27. Noos 

 finissons le notro a dix heures moins vingt minutes. 



EXERCISB 40. 



1. Docs your companion like reading ? 2. My companion 

 does not like reading. 3. Does your father like good books? 

 (Sect. XXII. 11.) 4. He likes good books and good clothes.* 

 5. Do you owe more than twenty dollars ? 6. I only owe ten, 

 but my brother owes more than fifteen. 7. Are you wrong to 

 finish your work early P 8. I am right to finish mine early, and 

 you are wrong not to (de ne pas) finish yours. 9. Do you 

 receive much money to-day? 10. I receive but little. 11. Do 

 we give our best books to that little child ? 1-. We do not 

 give them, we keep them because (parceque) we want them. 

 13. Do you sell your two horses ? 14. We do not sell our two 

 horses, we keep one of them. 15. Do you finish your work this 

 morning (matin) ? 16. Yes, Sir, I finish it this morning early. 

 17. Does your brother-in-law like fine clothes ? 18. Yes, Madam. 

 he likes fine olothos. 19. Do you seek my nephew ? 20. Tea, 

 Sir, we seek him. 21. Does he lose his time ? 22. He loam 

 not only his time, but ho loses his money. 23. How much 

 money has he lost to-day ? 24. He has lost more than ten 

 dollars. 25. Does your joiner finish your hou* 

 finishes my house and my brother's. 27. Do yon sell good 

 hats P 28. We sell silk hats, and silk hats are good. (Sect 

 XXII. 11.) 29. How old is your companion ? 30. He is 

 years old, and his sister is fifteen. 31. Does your brother 

 like meat ? 32. He likes meat and bread. 33. Do yon receive 

 your goods at two o'clock ? 34. We receive them at half after 

 twelve. ::.">. \V receive them ten minutes before one. 



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