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Some of our best modern authors have coined the partic. bruissant and the derivative tenses, as if the verb was one of the 2nd Tribe. Bruyant, bruyante, is always a verbal adjective.

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COURRE, to pursue, to run after.

A second form of the infinitive Courir, used in hunting, and figuratively.

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The following make isez in the second person plural of the in

dicative: vous médisez.

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EMPREINDRE, to imprint, to impress.

The infin. and past partic. empreint, empreinte.

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The verbs marked are only used in the infinitive and the past participle, malfait, parfait, méfait, forfait; the last is invariable.

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Repaître, to feed, has a preterite repus, and a past participle repu.

Il poindra.

POINDRE, to dawn.

Il poindrait.

SOURDRE, to spring up.

Only used in the infin. and the 3rd person of the pres. indic. I sourd, ils sourdent.

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This table shows at one view the use of avoir and être : j'ai, with a subst., marks a pres. tense; and with a past partic., a past tense; the passive verb is formed by être and a past participle.

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