seen his horses? 14. Have you seen mine? hair is prettier than hers or her brother's. 15. Your 16. Where do you find those beautiful red flowers? 17. I am always looking for them. 18. The works of these men are not 19. Her toys are prettier than her very useful. brother's. 32 Second Conjugation. In verbs of the second conjugation the infinitive ends in -ir, and the past participle in -i. finir, to finish; fini, finished. In regular verbs of this conjugation, -iss is inserted before the ending of the present participle: finissant, finishing. PRESENT INDICATIVE. TERMINATIONS: -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent. je finis, I finish, I am finishing, nous finissons. le parent, the parent, the relative. le journal, the newspaper. 1 le tableau noir (or le tableau, if there is no chance for ambiguity), the blackboard. 1. Le général finit son journal. 2. Les généraux finissent leurs journaux. 3. Est-ce votre oncle qui bâtit cette maison? 4. Non, c'est le médecin; il est devenu bien riche. 5. Voici deux grands couteaux; Jean choisit celui-là, et son frère choisit celui-ci. 6. Punissezvous souvent les enfants qui sont sages? 7. Non, mon ami, mais je punis quelquefois les méchants enfants. 8. N'agissez pas ainsi. 9. Cette enfant salit sa robe tous les jours. 10. Pourquoi punit-elle ce petit garçon ? 11. Parce qu'il saisit toujours les fleurs de sa sœur. 12. Cet homme a bâti deux maisons dans le village où vous demeurez. 13. Les enfants aiment bien les jeux. 14. Elle est moins souvent punie que son frère. 15. A-t-il vu les livres que nous avons choisis? For Oral Drill.—1. They choose; they are choosing. 2. They do not choose; they are not choosing. 3. Are you choosing; are you chosen? ing; are you not chosen? chosen. 6. She is choosing; choose; we have not chosen. 4. Are you not choos5. She chooses; she has she is chosen. 7. We 8. She has been chosen; she has not been chosen. 9. Does she choose? 1. Of all their animals, their white horses are the most beautiful. 2. Are your parents building that house? 3. Are you speaking of this house or that? 4. He is choosing these knives for the boys. 5. Have you seen the boat that he has built? 6. The pictures that he has brought from Paris are finer than ours. 7. Is this your aunt's portrait or your mother's? 8. I am choosing the prizes that I give to the pupils who work well. 9. This woman's children act badly. 10. Why do they act so? 11. Why does she punish us? 12. Our newspapers are better than yours. 13. All of the generals have left for 14. She is Paris; they have left their horses here. finishing her work; are you finishing yours? 15. Do you like the games these children play? 16. She always punishes her daughters when they soil their dresses. 33 Nouns in General Statement. A noun used in a general sense requires the definite article in French. J'aime les chiens, I am fond of dogs (in general). Le café est meilleur que le thé, coffee is better than tea. Les chevaux sont utiles à l'homme (or aux hommes), horses are 1. Tout le monde aime l'argent. 2. Les enfants sages ne désobéissent pas à leurs parents. 3. Ils obéissent toujours. 4. La vie d'un oiseau est courte. 5. La vie est plus chère à Londres qu'à Paris. 6. Les omnibus sont plus nombreux à Paris qu'à Rome. est peut-être meilleure que mon crayon. l'ami de l'homme. 9. Aimez-vous les 10. Les yeux bruns sont toujours bons. une jolie couleur. bonnes. 7. Votre plume 8. Le chien est chevaux noirs? 11. Le vert est 12. Les pommes vertes ne sont pas 13. Les enfants aiment les soldats. 1 Obéir and désobéir take the dative case: either an indirect pronoun object or à before a noun object. 1. A lawyer is less useful than a doctor. 2. Doctors 4. Gold are more useful than lawyers. 3. Life is short. and silver are useful. 5. Silver is perhaps more useful than gold. 6. Tea is good, but I think that coffee is better. 7. This dog obeys the little boy. 8. My sister is fond of birds. 9. I like them too. more useful than all the other animals. 10. Horses are 11. Cats love birds. 12. Do birds love cats? 13. Do not dogs love cats? 14. Are birds numerous here? 15. Omnibuses are still numerous in Paris. 16. Are you fond of animals? 17. Do you disobey your parents? 18. Always obey your father and mother. 19. Does everybody care for flowers? 20. Is living dearer in this town than in 21. Do I always accept excuses? that? work. 22. Boys like 23. Those who do not work are often unhappy. 24. Our soldiers always obey their generals. 34 Nouns of Quantity. A noun of measure or quantity requires the preposition de (d') without the article before the noun limited: une paire de chevaux, a pair of horses. Exception: La plupart, most, takes de and the article before the noun. La plupart des hommes, most men. la douzaine, the dozen. la demi-douzaine, the half-dozen. la livre, the pound. la demi-livre, the half-pound. un panier, a basket. un verre, a glass. une tasse, a cup. une carafe, a carafe, a decanter. la plupart, most, the greater part. un œuf, an egg. le sucre, the sugar. la fraise, the strawberry. le beurre, the butter. le lait, the milk. le vin, the wine. la bouteille, the bottle. un morceau,1 a piece. remplir, to fill. voulez-vous, 2 do you wish, will you have? 1. Apportez-moi une tasse de café et un verre d'eau. 2. Donnez-moi encore une tasse de thé. 3. Le père de Jean a acheté une douzaine de bouteilles de vin. 4. Il a apporté une carafe d'eau. 5. J'ai donné deux paniers de poires à la femme du pauvre homme. 6. Voulez-vous une livre de beurre ou une douzaine d'œufs? 7. Il a pris une tasse de lait. 8. Donnez-moi une demi-douzaine de mouchoirs. 9. Il remplit nos verres. 10. Ma cousine a pris un verre de vin, et mon cousin un verre de bière. 11. Il a offert un beau cadeau au jeune homme qui a trouvé sa montre. 12. L'a-t-il accepté ? 13. Voici un panier de pommes pour votre mère. 14. La plupart des femmes aiment les fleurs. fills the carafe? 2. Who (4) 1. She bought a dozen eggs on Monday. 3. I do (I fill it). 4. Will you have 5. They have brought a glass of water or a cup of milk? a half-pound of tea and two pounds of butter. 6. They have also brought three pounds of sugar and four baskets of strawberries. 7. My sister has bought a half-dozen white handkerchiefs for her friend Louise. 8. Bring me a carafe of water. 9. There are two dozen pupils in his class. 10. Here is a cup of coffee for you. 11. Do not fill my glass, fill hers. 12. There it is. 13. You have lost your pen and ink, but I have n't seen them. 14. Look for them. 15. Won't you have mine? 16. Most men work (pl.) every day. 1 Notice that morceau is a fragment, a morsel, while pièce is usually a complete whole. Un morceau de beurre ; une piece d'or (ou de cinq francs). 2 Followed by an infinitive, will you? Voulez-vous rester ici, will you stay here! |