LESSONS IN 



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9. The put participles, coute and valu, taken in thoir literal 

 sense ; the pant participles du,* voulu,* and pu, at the end of a 

 sentence, when there in ^-rtitood, never agree: 



Lot mlllo ( runes quo co oheral m'a 



, il ue lot* a janiois Tain. 

 Noun avouB fait touiet leu <1<5- 



umrchuH quo nous uvou pu. 

 Ik n'out pM rempli let devoirs 



lu'ils auraient da. 

 Ill out obteuu toutes lei graces 



' Ollt TOUlu. 



That hone wot never worth th 



thousand franc* it co*t me. 

 We took all th* step* tee could (fake). 



Thi; have not fulfilled the duties 

 they ought (to have fulfilled) . 



They hate obtained all the favour* 

 they tcinhed (to obtain). 



10. A past participle preceded and followed by que, or be- 

 tween quo and qui ; a past participle having for object le peu, 

 meaning luck, absence, never agrees : 



re quo vous avez exigd que 

 rive. 



Lea marchaudises que j'avais era 

 <iui m'etaiout expedites, ne Bout 

 pas metne commandoes. 

 Le peu do patience qu'il a eu 1'a 

 empechd de rdussir. 



The letter you required mt to write. 



The goods which I thought had been 

 forwarded to me are not even 

 ordered. 



Ilia lock of patience prevented his 

 being successful. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Elles nous out donnd de bons con- 



seils. 



Elles uous en out doum 1 . 

 Les trois lieues qu'il a couru. 

 Lea annces que oes Edifices ont 



dun : . 

 La belle jourue'e qu'il a fait bier ! 



C'est la plus belle fete qu'il y ait 



eu. 



II s'est prdsente" deux de vos amis. 

 Ces demoiselles se sont nui. 



Les Asiatiques se sont fait une 



espi-ce d'art de 1'education de 



l'i ; lt ; phant. BUFFON. 



Elle s'est imaging qu'elle pourrait 



ivussir. 



Les fruits que j'ai vn voler. 

 Les soldats blesses que j'ai vn 



porter. 

 La chanson que j'ui entendu 



chanter. 

 Les pomines que jo vous ai dd- 



tVu'lu de manger. 

 Je les ai fait partir. 

 Elles m'ont apport<5 dcs oranges. 

 Elles rn'en ont apporte. 

 Je regrette les quinze francs que 



ce cachet m'a coutd. 

 II ue les a jamais valu. 

 Je lui ai rendu tous les services 



que j'ai pu. 

 Les marchandises que j'ai su que 



vous aviez recues. 

 Voila la lettre que j'ai cru qui 



vous dtait parvenue. 

 Le peu de Constance qu'il a montre 



1'a fait echouer. 



They have given us good adtn'ce. 



They have given us some. 



The three leagues which he ran. 



The years that those edifices have 

 lasted. 



What a beautiful day it was yester- 

 day ! 



It is the finest feast that there has 

 leen. 



There appeared two of your friends. 



Those young ladies have injured one 

 anotlier. 



The Asiatics have made the educa- 

 tion of the elephant a kind of art. 



She conceived the idea that she might 



succeed. 



The fruits which I saw being stolen. 

 The wounded soldiers whom I saw 



(being) carried. 

 The song which I heard sung. 



The apples which I forbade you to 



eat. 



I obliged them to leave. 

 They have brought me oranges. 

 They have brought me some. 

 I regret t?ie fifteen francs this seal 



cost me. 



It was never worth it. 

 I have done him, all the services I 



could. 

 The goods which I knew you had 



received. 

 Here is the letter which I thought had 



reached you. 

 The lack of constancy he showed 



caused him to fail. 



Auberge, f. inn. 

 Bien, m. good. 

 Derui-er, ere, last. 

 Disparait-re, 4. ir. to 



disappear. 

 Dorm-ir, 2. to sleep. 



EXERCISE 195. 



Enterr-er, 1. to bury. 

 Habill-er, 1. to dress. 

 Jou-er, 1. to play. 

 Lion d'or, m. Golden 



Lion. 

 Mort, e, dead. 



Piece, f. piece. 

 Bacont-er, 1. to relate. 

 Eeven-ir, 2. ir. to re- 

 turn. 

 Soieries, silk goods. 



1. Quelle auberge vous a-t-on recommandee ? 2. On m'a 

 recommande 1'auborgo da Lion d'or. 3. Quelles nonvelles 

 avez-vous apportees ? 4. J'ai apporte des iiouvelles agreables. 

 5. Vos voisines sont-elles babillecs ? 6. Elles ne sont pas cn- 



* When there is no infinitive understood, the past participles du 

 and VOUlu agree with their direct object : 



J'ai pufin re?u la somine qu'ils I have at last received the sum they 



in' out due si longtemps. hod been owing to me so long. 



Je lui ai doune toutes les sommes I have given him all the svnu he 



qu'il a voulues. wanted. 



core habillees. 7. Ont-elles bien dormi la noit dernier* ? a 

 Ellen n'ont pan bien dormi. 9. Quaml oont-ellei arrives f 

 10. Elles Hont arrivcei & quatre henre* et demie. 11. Ont-ellei 

 ili.nni pint* de cinq be urea P 12. Les six henres qn 'elles out 

 dormi lour ont fait beancoup de bien. 13. Vos ioenr* se sont- 

 elles amusees ? 14. En jooant elles e sont fait mal MI bras. 

 15. Se sont-elles raconto notre conversation P 16. Ell** se 1* 

 sont racontee. 17. Vos amies ont-elles disparu P 18. Elles 

 n'ont pas disparu ; elles sont revenues chez elles. 19. Le* 

 soldats qne vous avez vu partir sent- Us revenus '< 20. Ds sont 

 morts ; je les ai vu enterrer. 21. Ne les avez-voos pa* fait 

 etudier P 22. Je les ai fait lire. 23. Avez-vous apporte des 

 soieries P 24. Je n'en ai pas apporte. 25. Les soieries que j'en 

 ai apportees sont snperbes. 



EXEECISE 196. 



1. Have you not recommended my nieces? 2. I have re- 

 commended them. 3. Have you brought me good oranges ? 

 4. I have brought you some. 5. Have yon given any to my 

 two daughters? 6. I have given them some. 7. I would 

 have given them some if I had had many. 8. Have yon not 

 neglected your studies ? 9. I have not neglected them ; I 

 never neglect them. 10. The years which that church has 

 lasted, speak in favour (enfaveur) of the architect. 11. The 

 ten miles which he ha run, have fatigued him. 12. Have 

 your sisters injured each other? 13. They have flattered 

 themselves. 14. Did my friends present themselves ? 15. There 

 came three of your sisters. 16. What did they imagine 'f 

 17. She conceived the idea of reading Tasso (Le Tosse). 18. 

 Have you seen them (m.) steal my apples ? 19. I saw them 

 steal your peaches. 20. Have you heard them (f.) sing? 21. 

 I have heard them sing. 22. The songs which I heard sung 

 are not new. 23. I found in your room the books which I had 

 forbidden you to take. 24. The peaches which I have forbidden 

 you to eat are not ripe (mures). 25. Have you seen those 

 soldiers P 26. I saw them pass last week. 27. I saw them 

 carried to the hospital (d I'hopital) this morning. 28. Have 

 you brought oranges from France ? 29. I brought some. 30. 

 The oranges which I brought from it (en) are good. 31. Have 

 yon brought silk goods ? 32. I have brought some. 33. I 

 have brought none. 



SECTION CL THE PAST PARTICIPLE USED SUB- 

 STAXTIVELY. 



1. Like present participles, French past participles are used 

 substantively in reference to persons and inanimate object*. 

 In the latter case they are of either gender, but most of them 

 feminine ; in the former they assume the gender indicated by 

 their meaning : 



Les vaincus furent traites avec 



respect. 



Sa pretendue est richc. 

 On vient d'apporter le mort. 

 Mes protegees sont In. 

 Donnez-moi uu recu de cet argent. 

 A la tombee de la iiuit. 

 Ce sont de belles pensees. 

 Ces faits sout bien connus. 



The conquered were respectfully 



treated. 



Hi* future wife is rich. 

 They have just brought the dead i 

 The ladies I patronise are htre. 

 Give me a receipt for that money. 

 At nightfall. 



These are beautiful thoughts. 

 Those facts are veil tnoic*. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Ce parvenu est fort importun. 

 Les deux nmriees sout fort belles. 

 Apres la bataille on porta secours 



aui blesses. 

 Les exilees supportaient leur sort 



avec fermete'. 

 Le fini d'uu tableau. 

 La crue de la riviere. 



This upstart i* rery troublesome. 



The two brides are btauiiful. 



After the battle they attended tik* 



vounded. 

 The exiled ladies bore t*> /ale with, 



firmnet*. 



The finish of a picture. 

 flu rite of the rieer. 



II a posse* la iiuit dans les tranches. , He spent the nijht m th trtucfc** 

 II a deux coupes. He has (ico broughams. 



EXERCISE 197. 



Arro'te', arrested. Enterra, buried. 



Arriv^e, f. etrrival. Etonna, astonished. 



Bientot, soon. Fort, adv. ten/. 



Champ do bataille, m. Gardees, guarded. 



battle-field. Interessante, interest- Tiroir, m. dracr. 

 Condauiue, m. oeurtcf. inj. Trouverez, will find. 



Couvert, covered. 



On, they. 



Parut (from panitre), 



appeared. 

 Pn'tendu, adj. sham. 



