A VERB CONJUGATED INTERROGATIVELY, EXEMPLIFIED IN AVOIR. In order to conjugate a French verb interrogatively, we must, as in English, place the pronoun immediately after the verb. Had you? aviez-vous ? Had he or she? avait-il ou elle? | Had they? avaient-ils ou elles? PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE. SINGULAR. Had I? eus-je? Hadst thou? eus-tu? Had he or she? eut-il ou elle? PLURAL. Had we? eûmes-nous? Had you? eûtes-vous? Had they? eurent-ils ou elles? PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE. A VERB CONJUGATED INTERROGATIVELY AND NEGATIVELY, EXEMPLIFIED IN AVOIR. In order to conjugate a verb both interrogatively and negatively, ne (or n' before a vowel or h mute) must be placed before the verb conjugated interrogatively, and pas or point, &c. after it. EXAMPLE. INDICATIVE. PRESENT. SINGULAR. Have I not? n'ai-je pas? Hast thou not? n'as-tu pas ? Hast he or she not? n'a-t-il ou elle pas? PLURAL. Have we not? n'avons-nous pas? Have you not? n'avez-vous pas? Have they not? n'ont-ils où elles pas? Have we, people, they, &c. not? n'a-t-on pas? PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT SINGULAR. Had I not? n'avais-je pas? Hadst thou not? n'avais-tu pas? Had he or she not? n'avait-il ou elle pas? PLURAL. Had we not? n'avions-nous pas? Had you not? n'aviez-vous pas ? Had they not? n'avaient-ils ou elles pas? PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRFTERITE. SINGULAR. Had I not? n'eus-je pas? Hadst thou not? n'eus-tu pas ? Had he or she not? n'eut-il ou elle pas? |