LESSONS IN FRENCH. 



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LKSSONS IN FRENCH. XXXIV. 



SECTION LXXVL-QOVEBNMENT OP VEKBS (J 125). 



1 . Many verbs como together in French without propositions, 

 which uro in English joiuod by them. Many others are con- 



ni French by prepositions different from those con- 

 necting the corresponding verbs in English. No satisfactory 

 rules can be given on this point. We shall give in 

 the Second Part of those Lessons [ 126, 127, 128] copious 

 lists of the verbs in general use, with the prepositions which 

 follow thorn, when they couio before other verbs. We have 

 also hitherto noted tho prepositions usually placed after the 

 verbs introduced in our lessons. 



2. Tho student will recollect, that a verb following another 

 verb or a preposition (except en) must be in the infinitive when 

 the two verbs have the same subject, or when tho object of the 

 first is the subject of tho second.* 



3. Tho following verbs, extracted from the list, 126, 

 although they, in English, take a preposition before another 

 verb, do not take one in tho French : 



AUor, 1. ir, to go. 

 Compter, 1. to intend. 

 Courir, 2. ir. to run. 

 Daigner, 1. to deign. 

 Dc ! sirer, 1. to desirt. 

 Devoir, 3. to owe. 

 Envoyer, 1. ir. to send. 

 Espdrer, 1. to hope. 



Falloir, 3. ir. to be ne- Savoir, 3. ir. to fcnoic. 

 cessary. fSouhaiter, 1. to MM/I. 



Mener, 1. to lead, take. Valoir mieux, 3. ir. to 

 Penser, 1. to Ihink. be belter. 



Pouvoir, 3. ir. to b able. Venir, 2. ir. to come. 



1'referer, 1. to prefer. Vouloir, 3. ir. to wish, 

 Pre'tendro, 4. to pretend. will. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Coniptez-vous diner avec nous ? 



Je vais diner chez mou pore. 



Ne voulez-vous pas douuer a mau- 



ger u ce cliien P 

 Desirez-vous montor dans ma 



cliambre ? 

 Je prdfere descendre chez votre 



pere. 



Demeure-t-il en haut on en bos ? 

 Prt'terez-vous demeuror au rez-de- 



chausse'e ? 

 Je desire demeuror au premier 



e'tage. 

 Nous preforoua louer le second 



e'tage. 

 Nous espe'rons louer uue chambre 



au second. 



! Do you, intend to dine uith us? 

 j I am going to dine at my father's. 

 Will you not feed that day ? 



Do you with to go up to my room ? 

 I prefer to go down to your father's. 



Does he live above or below 7 



Do you, prefer to live on the ground 



floor? 

 I wish to live on the first storey. 



We prefer to take the second storey. 



! We hope to rent a room on the second 

 storey. 



EXERCISE 147. 



Cabinet, m. closet. En haut, up stairs, above. Salle, f. parlour. 



Compt-er, 1. to intend, Faisan, m. pheasant. Touch-er, 1. to touch, 



to reckon. Jou-er, 1. to play. play. 



Dejeun-er, 1. to brook- Lou-er, 1. to rent, let. Troi.su- me, third 



feat. Pinc-er, 1. to play. storey. 



Demain, to-morrow. Ploisir, m. favour, plea- Violon, m. violin. 

 En bas, doicn stairs, be- sure. 



low. 



1. Combien de chambres comptez-voua louor ? 2. Nous 

 oomptons loner nne salle an rez-de-ohaussee et deux cabinets 

 au troisieme. 3. Ne preferez-vous paa louer une chambre & 

 oonoher an second ? 4. Nous preferons demeurer au rez-de- 

 chaussee. 5. No ponvez-vous roster a diner aveo nous au- 

 jourd'hui ? G. Je vous remercie, je prefero venir domain. 7. 

 M. votre pere viendra-t-il domain dejeuner aveo nous ? 8. II 

 compte venir domain, de bonne henro. 9. Que vonlez-vons 

 lenrdiro? 10. Je veux les prior do me faire ce plaisir. 11. 

 Comptoz-vous faire ce plaisir a mon frere ? 12. J'espere lo lui 

 faire. 13. Preferez-vous demourcr en haut ou en bas ? 14. 

 Nous preferons demeurer en bas. 15. Quo pensez-vons faire 

 de co jeuno faisan? 16. Nous pensons 1'envoyer i M. votro 

 beau-frere. 17. Ne savez-vous pas jouer dn violon? 18. Je 

 sais on jouer. 19. M llc - votre consine sait-elle toucher da 

 piano ? 20. Elle sait toucher du piano et pincer de la harpe. 

 21. No savez-vous pas 6crire ? 22. Nous savons liro, rcrire, et 

 compter. 23. Savez-vous jouer de la guitare ? 24. Nous ne 



* This rule does not apply to impersonal verbs which may be fol- 

 lowed by an infinitive, although their subject is not that of the infini- 

 tive. Je leur dis : 11 faut partlr. I told them .- we must start. 



f May also take the preposition da before an infinitive. 



Bftvonn pas en joaer. 25. Nona sonhaitons trouver on apparte- 

 ment au roz-de-chaussee. 



EZBBCISK 148. 



1 . Does your brother-in-law intend to rent the ground floor r 

 2. He intends to rent two rooms on the second storey. 3. How 

 many rooms does your son intend to take ? 4. He intends to 

 take two rooms on the second storey. 5. Does he prefer to live 

 on the second floor '< 6. He prefers to live on tho ground 

 floor. 7. Does your father wish to como to dinner with as 

 to-morrow ? 8. He intends to couie to-morrow at two o'clock. 

 9. Do you prefer to live up stairs or down stairs ? 10. I prefer 

 to live up stairs. 11. Does your sister know how to play on the 

 piano P 12. She knows how to play on the piano. 13. Where 

 do you intend to live (demeurer) ? 14. We intend to live at 

 your father's. 15. Will you go up to my room ? 16. I will 

 go down to your father's. 17. Do you wish to live on the 

 ground floor P 18. I wish to live on the second floor. 19. IB 

 it necessary to stay here P 20. It is not necessary to stay here. 

 21. What do you think of doing with (de) your book ? 22. I 

 think of giving it to my son. 23. What do you wish me to 

 say to that gentleman ? 24. I wish you to beg him to do me 

 a favour. 25. Do you wish to send that pheasant to your 

 mother P 26. I wish to send it to her, she is ill. 27. Can- 

 not your sister play on the violin ? 28. She cannot play on the 

 violin, but she can play on tho guitar. 29. Does your sister 

 wish to live up stairs ? 30. She prefers living down stairs. 

 31. Will you not do me that favour ? 32. I will do it with 

 pleasure. 33. Cannot your brother stay and dine with us to- 

 day P 34. He has promised my father to come and dine with 

 him. 35. Our friend knows how to read, write, and reckon. 



SECTION LXXVII.-GOVEENMENT OF VERBS (continued). 



1. Many verbs in French are joined with other verbs follow- 

 ing, by means of the preposition de, of, where the correspond- 

 ing verbs in English either take no preposition, or one other 

 than of. Besides avoir besoin, Ac. [Sect. 20, R. 4], the fol- 

 lowing verbs, extracted from list, 128, belong to this class : 



Achever, to finish. Dire, to say. 



Avoir tort, to be wrong. Dispenser, to dispense. 

 Bruler, to burn, to long. Empecher, to prevent. 

 Cesser, to cease. Eviter, to avoid. 



Commander, to com- Jurer, to swear. 



mand. Mauquer, to fail. 



Conseiller, to advise. Menacer, to threaten. 

 Ddfendre, to forbid. Ndgliger, to neglect. 



Prier, to beg. 

 Promettre, to promise. 

 Proposer, to propose. 

 Refuser, to rrfu*e. 

 Se flatter, to flatter one's 



el/. 



Supplier, to entreat. 

 Trembler, to tremble. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Pourquoi n'achevez-vous pas d'ap- 



prendre ce me'tier ? 

 Nous brulons de continuer nos 



etudes. 



II ne cesso de nous tourmenter. 

 Me dtSfendez-vous de faire du bien 



a cet homme ? 

 Ne ndgligez pas de lui faire one 



visite. 

 Me promettez-vous de faire une 



visile a mon ami ? 

 Je vous prie d'aller tout droit chez 



vous. 

 Je vous conseille de venir par le 



chemin de fer. 

 Ne manquez pas de lui faire mes 



compliments. 



L'avez-vous menace* de le f rapper ? 

 J'ai refuse de lui faire credit. 

 Me proposez-vous de lui confier 



cet argent ? 



Je vous conseille de le lui confier. 

 JVvito do lui reprocher ses 



fautcs. 



Why do you not finish learning that 



trader 

 H'e burn to continue our studies. 



He does not cease tormenting us. 

 Do you forbid my doing go id to (hat 



man ? 

 Do not neglect paying htm a visit. 



Do you promise me to pay a visit to 



my friend ? 

 I beg you will go straight horn*. 



I advise you to come by Ou railroad. 



Do not fail to present my compliment* 



to him. 



Have you threatened to strike him ? 

 I refused to give him credit. 

 Do you propose to me to trust Mm 



with this money ? 

 I advise you to trust him with it. 

 I avoid to reproach him with his 



/ault. 



EXERCISE 149. 



Arros-er, 1. to water. Gard-er, 1. to keep. Se rcnd-re, 4, ref, to re- 



Arrosoir, m. watering- Jardinier, m. gardener. pair. 



pot. Lendemain, m. next Tout droit, straight. 



An contraire, on the day. Veille, f. eve, day be~ 



contrary. Oubli-er, 1. to forget. fore. 



Corrig-er, 1. to correct. Rendre, 4. to do, to Voie, f. conveyance, way, 



Fairu part, to commu- render. 

 ' 



or mode of travelling. 



