LESSONS IN FRENCH. 



There are many Protestant* in H y a beaaooap do protestant* en 



trance. France. 



1'our tm h<u lutt hit ihuttlt-cock. Votre fila a perdu ion volant. 



5. When an English present participle follows the verb to be, 

 it in translated into French in the same touso as to be is in 

 , bat to be ia left oat : 



Tour father U speaking to a gtntlt- Votre pi-re parle a un monsieur. 

 man. 



However, to be may be expressed in French, bat the English 

 2><irti<-ii>le ia replaced by an infinitive preceded by the proposi- 

 tion a ; this form frequently occurs in French in familiar con- 

 versation and letter-writing : 



His sister will be singing at that 8a n<mir sera a chanter a cette 



time. li.-ur.' l:i. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Pithing is a pleasant pastime. 



Travelling is instructive 



I like her speaking. 



Th prisoner tlijtped away without 

 their teeing him. 



Obeying him it necessary. 



Complying with tlte laws is every 

 citizen*! duty. 



She too* laughing while the was speak- 

 ing to me. 



Wishing to see you soon, I shatt start 

 to-morrow. 



Do you hear him singing ? 



He descried three men coming to- 

 wards him. 



The edge of a knife. 



There were Jifty thousand comba- 

 tants. 



I should be working if I were not ill. 



He was \rriting to you, when he 

 received your note. 



La poche est un posse-temps agrd- 



able. 



Voyager est instructif. 

 J'aime son parler. 

 Le prisonnier s'ttahappa sans qu'ils 



le Tisseut. 



II est ne"ce8snire de lui obrir. 

 C'est lo devoir do tout citoyen 



d'observer leg lois. 

 Kilo riait tout en me parlant. 



Di'sinuit vous voir bientot, je par- 



tirai deinaiii. 



L'entendez-vous chanter ? 

 II aper9ut trois botnuies qni ven- 



aient a lui. 



Le trenchant d'un coutean. 

 II y avait cinquante inillc couibut- 



tunts. 

 Je travaillerais si je nYtuis pas 



nmlade. 

 II 6ta.it a vous e"crire, quand il 



re9ut votre billet. 



EXERCISE 191. 



1. L'assembleo se separa tard. 2. Savoir nager est utile. 3. 

 Le manger est nccessaire a tous les animaux. 4. Kegardez 

 vos enfants, qni s'amusent dans le jardin. 5. Nous les avons 

 entendns venir. 6. Ayant apris qne mon pore ctait ici, je suis 

 parti immediatement. 7. H ecrivait tout en m'econtant aveo 

 attention. 8. Je les entendais qui montaient 1'escalier en 

 chantant. 9. De ma fenetre je la voyais lire, arroser ses fleurs 

 et broder. 10. Presqno tous les habitants de cette ville 

 souffraient de la fi&vre. 11. Nous les primes volant HOB chouz. 

 12. Son penchant pour le jen sera sa ruine. 13. II dort, ne 

 1'eveillez pas. 14. Elle est a etndier, attendez. 15. II est aise 

 de le lui ecrire. 16. C'est le droit et le devoir d'un pere de 

 corriger see enfants. 



EXERCISE 192. 



1 Hunting ia a wholesome and pleasant pastime. 2. Teach- 

 ing is difficult. 3. Drinking ia necessary to man. 4. I attri- 

 bute his success to his knowing the minister. 5. We heard 

 them laughing. 6. I often read while walking. 7. Having 

 given him Inn money, I will have a receipt. 8. We sometime* 

 meet her walking by herself. 9. Did you see her going to the 

 station P 10. They caught him climbing a tree, and stealing 

 fruit. 11. The clapper of the bell has fallen. 12. He is weak, 

 he mast have stimulants. 13. Your brother is playing in the 

 garden, whilst my cousin is writing her exercises. 14. The 

 besiegers received reinforcements. 15. Telling the troth is an 

 upright man's duty. 16. Beating that poor dog is cruel. 



KEY TO THE EXERCISES IN LESSONS IN FRENCH. 

 EXERCIBB 117 (Vol. H., page 42). 



1. Will you not come to see us to-morrow ? 2. I shall go to see 

 you, if the weather permits. 3. Will you not send for the physician, 

 if your son is sick ? 4. I will go for him myself. 5. When I am 

 tired, I will walk more slowly. 6. When yon know his dwelling, shall 

 you go to see him ? 7. I shall go and see him as soon as I know (shall 

 know) where he lives. 8. Shall you not see him to-day ? 9. I shall 

 see him this afternoon. 10. Will you be able to accompany us ? 11. 

 I shall do it with much pleasure. 12. Will you not send them straw- 

 berries ? 13. I will send them some, when mine are ripe. It. Will it 

 not be necessary to write to them soon ? 15. When we have beard 

 from their relation, it will be necessary to write to them. 16. What 

 shall we do to-morrow ? 17. We will go hunting. 18. Will you not 

 go to your father's ? 19. We will certainly go. 20. When your 

 guitar is arrived, will you lend It ? 21. I shall not be able to lend it. 

 2*2. At what hour shall you leave to-morrow ? 23. I shall leave at five 

 in the morning. 24. Will you not go out this evening ? 25. I shall 

 not go out, and I shall go to bed early. 



EXERCISE 118 (Vol. II., page 42). 



1. Enverrez-vous chercher le mddecin ? 2. Je 1'enrerrai chcrcher 

 oet aprcs-midi. 3. La petite fille n'ira-t-elle pas chercher dcs 

 pommes? 4. Elle en enverra chercher. 5. Ne vous assilrez-vons 

 pas, quand vous serez fatigud ? 6. Nous ne nous assie'rons pas, nous 

 n'avons pas le temps. 7. Que fera M. votre frere quand il sera 

 fatigue 1 ? 8. II fera ce qu'il pourra. 9. Cela vaudra-t-il la peine de 

 lui e'crire ? 10. Cela n'en vaudra pas la peine, car il ne viendra pas. 

 11. Ne faudra-t-il pas parler au marchand ? 12. II ne faudra pas lui 

 parler. 13. Nous faudra-t-il prendre des passeports ? 14. II le faudra. 

 15. Votre petit garf on ne marchera-t-il pas plus doucement, quand il 

 sera fatigue"? 16. Quand il sera fatigue", il s'assie'ra. 17. Que fera 

 Me votre soeur, demain ? 18. Elle ira a 1'^gUse et a 1'ecole. 19. Ne 

 viendra-t-elle pas ici ? 20. Elle ne pourra venir. 21. Irez-vons a pied 

 on a cheval ? 22. J'irai a cheval. 23. Pourquoi n'allez-vous pas en 

 voiture ? 24. Parce que ma voiture est a Londres. 25. Quand les 

 verrez-vous ? 26. Je les verrai aussitot que je pourrai. 27. Viendront- 

 ils chez nous domain ? 28. Us le feront avec beaucoup de plaisir. 29. 

 Quand vous verrez ce monsieur, lui parlerez-vous ? 30. Je ne lui 

 parlerai pas. 31. Quand vous aurez ^crit vos lettres qne ferez-vous? 

 32. Je viendrai chez vous. 33. Quand vons aurei lu ce livre me Ten- 

 verrez-vous ? 34. Je vous 1'enverrai. 35. L'enverrez-vous aiijonr- 

 d'hui ? 36. Je 1'enverrai demain. 37. Ils viendront vous trouver 

 demain. 38. Cueilk-rez-vous ces belles fleurs ? 39. Oui, Madame, je 

 les cueillerai demain. 40. Je serai chez votre pere ce soir a sept 

 heures et deraie. 41. Le tailleur fera votre habit, et vous 1'enverra 

 dims uue semaino. 



EXERCISE 119 (Vol. II., page 74). 



1. What coat would you put on if you went hunting ? 2. I wonld 

 put on a green coat. 3. Would you not take off your boots, if they 

 were wet ? 4. I would take them off, and I would let them dry. 5. 

 If you were cold would you not draw near the fire ? 6. I wonld cer- 

 tainly draw near it. 7. Would not your little boy go from it if he 

 were too warm ? 8. He would go from it very quickly. 9. Wonld 

 you become weary of being here P 10. I would not become weary of 

 it, I would amuse myself in reading. 11. Wonld you not make mis- 

 takes, if you made that calculation P 12. I should perhaps make mis- 

 takes, if I were interrupted. 13. Would you come, if you were invited ? 

 14. I would come with much pleasure. 15. Would you not be better, 

 if you read less ? 16. I should be much better. 17. Would it not be 

 necessary to speak to him about your business ? 18. It would be 

 necessary to speak to him of it. 19. How much money would you 

 need ? 20. I should want a thousand francs, if I made that journey. 

 21. Would it not be better to speak to him, than to write to him ? 22. 

 It would be better to write to him. 23. If you were in my place, what 

 wonld you do ? 24. If I were in your place, I would pay him what I 

 owe him. 25. If I had time, I would willingly carry your letters to 

 the post-office. 



