Introductory Grammar of the French Language

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...the Imperative: Hais (pronounce hes), qu'il haisse; haissons, haissez, qu'ils haissent. (The other tenses are regular.) The'me 79. Has your brother taken (pris) his lesson of mathematics? No, he has not (taken it), he says he hates mathematics. Do you know (savez-vous) why he hates them? Because he does not yet know their value (parce qu'il n'en connalt pas encore la valeur). Can you tell me (pouvez-vous me dire) the names of the countries in which mathematics were most flourishing? Mourir, to die. Mourant. Mort. Je meurs, tu meurs, il meurt; nous mourons, vous mourez, ils meurent. Je mourais, tu mourais, il mourait; nous mourions, vous mouriez, ils mouraient. Je mourus, tu mourns, il mourut; nous mourumes, vous mourutes, ils moururent. Je mourrai, tu mourras, il mourra; nous mourrons, vous mourrez, ils mourront. Je mourrais, tu mourrais, il mourrait; nous mourrions, vous mourriez, ils mourraient. Meurs, qu'il meure; mourons, mourez, qu'ils meurent. Que je meure, que tu meures, qu'il meure; que nous mourions, que vous mouriez, qu'ils meurent. Que je mourusse, que tu mourusses, qu'il mourut; que nous mourussions, que vous mourussiez, qu'ils mourussent. (II est mort.) Conjuguez de meme: Se mourir, to die away: Je me meurs, tu te meurs, etc. TMme 80. Have you acquired any knowledge of history, can you tell me (pourriez-vous me dire) when Louis the Fourteenth died? Louis the Fourteenth died 1711. Do you know (savez-vous) when Queen Elizabeth died? Queen Elizabeth died 1603. How many kingdoms did Napoleon conquer (conquerir)? It would require all my attention to answer (ripondre a) that question. Did his son gather the fruits of the talents and glory of his father? His son died at Vienna a few years after his father's death (mort f.)...