A grammar of the French language, with exercisesLongman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1849 - 12 pages |
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... placed ; some , however , serve to distinguish words spelled alike , but of diffe- rent signification . There are ... placed over the vowel e only , and gives it an acute sound much resembling that of a in English ; as été , vérité ...
... placed ; some , however , serve to distinguish words spelled alike , but of diffe- rent signification . There are ... placed over the vowel e only , and gives it an acute sound much resembling that of a in English ; as été , vérité ...
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... placed before another word beginning with a vowel or an h mute : as l'ami , the friend , for le ami ; l'áme , the soul , for la ame ; l'homme , the man , for le homme , & c . The apostrophe is never used but to supply the place of a , e ...
... placed before another word beginning with a vowel or an h mute : as l'ami , the friend , for le ami ; l'áme , the soul , for la ame ; l'homme , the man , for le homme , & c . The apostrophe is never used but to supply the place of a , e ...
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... placed over the vowels e , i , u , to denote that they are not of the same syllable as the vowel preceding , and must be pronounced separately ; as in Noël , Christ- mas ; hair , to hate : Saül , & c . HYPHEN . The hyphen , le trait d ...
... placed over the vowels e , i , u , to denote that they are not of the same syllable as the vowel preceding , and must be pronounced separately ; as in Noël , Christ- mas ; hair , to hate : Saül , & c . HYPHEN . The hyphen , le trait d ...
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... placed before substantives to specify the extent of their signification . There is in French but one article , which is Le La for the masculine singular . for the feminine singular . Les for the plural in both genders . EXAMPLES : Le ...
... placed before substantives to specify the extent of their signification . There is in French but one article , which is Le La for the masculine singular . for the feminine singular . Les for the plural in both genders . EXAMPLES : Le ...
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... placed after the substantives to which they relate : as , Un homme riche , Un livre utile , Un habit neuf , A rich man . A useful book . A new coat . Many adjectives , expressing some moral qualities , may be placed either before or ...
... placed after the substantives to which they relate : as , Un homme riche , Un livre utile , Un habit neuf , A rich man . A useful book . A new coat . Many adjectives , expressing some moral qualities , may be placed either before or ...
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Common terms and phrases
adverb agrees in gender aimant aurait aurions aurons auxiliary auxiliary verb brother c'est COMPOUND TENSES CONDITIONAL MOOD conjugated conjunction d'avoir denote deux direct regimen enfants été aimé être eusses eussiez eût EXAMPLES EXERCISE expressed in French fait fallu father faut feminine fini finish followed France French language frère FUTURE gender and number h mute habillé homme horse IMPERATIVE MOOD IMPERFECT INDEFINITE INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD interrogation invariable J'ai j'aime J'aurais J'avais letter levé livre loved masculine mère mother noun Paris parle participle past participle present PAST DEFINITE père PERSONAL PRONOUNS placed PLUPERFECT plural possessive adjectives precedes preposition qu'il Qu'il ait que vous receive reçu relative pronoun render rise risen RULE savant signifies SIMPLE TENSES singular sister sœur sound speak SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantive SYNTAX Thou hadst thou mayst thou mightst Thou wilt Thou wouldst to-morrow Tout unipersonal verbs verb avoir verb étre vowel words
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Page 24 - Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, Treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.
Page 56 - Je reçois. Tu reçois. Il reçoit. Nous recevons. Vous recevez.
Page 21 - There are three degrees of comparison ; the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.
Page 44 - PLUPERFECT. / had been. Thou hadst been. He had been. We had been. You had been. They had been.
Page 53 - Je finis. Tu finis. Il finit. Nous finissons. Vous finissez. Ils finissent. Je finissais. Tu finissais. Il finissait. Nous finissions Vous finissiez. Ils finissaient. PRÉTÉRIT. Je finis. Tu finis. Il finit. Nous finîmes. Vous finîtes* Ils finirent Je finirai.
Page 44 - Indéfini j'ai été tu as été il a été nous avons été vous avez été ils ont été Plus-que-Parfait j'avais été tu avais été...
Page 40 - Indéfini j'ai eu tu as eu il a eu nous avons eu vous avez eu ils ont eu Plus-que- Parfait j'avais eu tu avais eu il avait eu nous avions eu vous aviez eu ils avaient eu Passé Antérieur...
Page 46 - Qu'on fût that one might be Que nous fussions that we might be Que vous fussiez that you might be Qu'ils fussent that they might be...
Page 144 - When a verb has several subjects, it is put in the plural number ; and if the subjects are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first in preference to the other two, and with the second in preference to the third.
Page 60 - Je rend-is tu rend-is il rend-it nous rend-îmes vous rend-îtes ils rend-irent...