PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE

SINGULAR.

I carried, je portai.

Thou carriedst, tu portas.

He or she carried, il ou elle porta.

PLURAL.

We carried, nous portámes.

You carried, vous portátes.

They carried, ils ou elles portèrent.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE

SINGULAR.

I shall or will carry, je porterai.
Thou shalt carry, tu porteras.

He or she shall carry, il ou elle portera.

PLURAL.

We shall carry, nous porterons.

You shall carry, vous porterez.

They shall carry, ils ou elles porteront.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the present.
I have carried, &c. j'ai porté.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT
I had carried, &c. j'avais porté, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE

PRETERITE.

I had carried, &c. j'eus porté, &c.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE. I shall or will have carried, j'aurai porté, &c.

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

I have just carried, je viens de porter, &c.

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

I am to carry, je dois porter, &c.

I should carry, je porterais.
Thou shouldst carry, tu porterais.

He or she should carry, il ou elle porterait.

PLURAL.

We should carry, nous porterions.
You should carry, vous porteriez.

They should carry, ils ou elles porteraient.

PAST, OR COMPOUND of the present.
I should have carried, j'aurais porté, &c.

That thou mayst

That he or she may

That we may

SUBJUNCTIVE.

carry

That you may

carry.

That they may

That we might
That you might
That they might

carry.

PLURAL.

Que nous portassions.

Que vous portassiez.
Qu'ils ou qu'elles portassent.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the PRESENT.

That I may have carried, que j'aie porté, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND of the imperfect.
That I might have carried, que j'eusse porté, &c.

The pupil's attention is now requested to the conjugation of the reflective verb, s'habiller, to dress one's self; and, as such conjugations are difficult to the English learner, we will conjugate s'habiller, at full length, four various ways, as we have done avoir, as a model.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT.

SINGULAR.

I dress, I do dress, or I am dressing myself, je m'habille. Thou dressest thyself, tu t'habilles.

He She

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dresses herself, elle
S himself, il

s'habille

One, any body, &c. dresses one's self, on s'habille.

PLURAL.

We dress ourselves, nous nous habillons.

You dress yourself or yourselves, vous vous habillez. ils

They dress themselves,{elles } s'habillent.

People, they, &c. dress themselves, on s'habille.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT

SINGULAR.

I did dress or I was dressing myself, je m'habillais.
Thou didst dress thyself, tu t'habillais.

He

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She did dress herself, elle °

PLURAL.

We did dress ourselves, nous nous habillions.
You did dress yourselves, vous vous habilliez.

They did dress themselves,{elles} s'habillaient.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.

SINGULAR.

I dressed myself, je m'habillai.

Thou dressedst thyself, tu t'habillas.

He dressed himself, il s'habilla.

PLURAL.

We dressed ourselves, nous nous habillâmes.
You dressed yourselves, vous vous habillates.

They dressed themselves, ils ou elles s'habillèrent.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.

SINGULAR.

I shall or will dress myself, je m'habillerai.
Thou shalt dress thyself, tu t'habilleras.
He shall dress himself, il s'habillera.

PLURAL.

We shall dress ourselves, nous nous habillerons.
You shall dress yourselves, vous vous habillerez.
They shall dress themselves, ils ou elles s'habilleront

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.

SINGULAR.

I have dressed myself, je me suis habillé.*
Thou hast dressed thyself, tu t'es habillé.
He has dressed himself, il s'est habillé.
She has dressed herself, elle s'est habillée.

PLURAL.

We have dressed ourselves, nous nous sommes habillés.
You have dressed yourselves, vous vous êtes habillés.
ils se sont habillés.

S

They have dressed themselves, elles se sont habillées.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF The imperfect. I had dressed myself, je m'étais habillé, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRETERITE.

I had dressed myself, je me fus habillé, &c.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE.
I shall have dressed myself, je me serai habillé, &c.

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

I have just dressed myself, je viens de m'habiller, &c.

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

I am to dress myself, je dois m'habiller, &c.

* The past tenses, contrary to the genius of the English language, are formed by adding different tenses of être to be.