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LESSON XVIII.

THE AUXILIARY VERB “ÊTRE,” to be.

(Simple Tenses.)

Remark that there is no first person singular in the imperative. Avoir and être are called auxiliary verbs, because they help in the conjugation of other verbs.

Où, where

demain, to-morrow ici, là, here, there

après-demain, after to-mor

row

aujourd'hui, to-day

hier, yesterday

avant-hier, the day before
yesterday

content, content
satisfait, satisfied
beaucoup, much

Model Exercise.

1. Où seras-tu demain ? 2. Je serai ici de main et après-demain. 8. Ne seront-ils pas_ici aujourd'hui ? 4. Non, ils ne seront pas ici aujourd'hui. 5. Où étiez-vous_hier? 6. J'étais là hier et avant-hier. 7. Je désirais qu'elles fussent contentes. 8. Sois satisfait. 9. Ne serais-tu pas content si j'étais le second? 10. Oui, mais je serais beaucoup plus satisfait si Georges était le premier.

Exercise 18.

1. Would they not be content if they were here? 2. No, but we should be satisfied if we were there. 3. Where will you be to-morrow ? 4. I shall not be here to-morrow, but after to-morrow. 5. We are here to-day and there to-morrow. 6. Where were they the day before yesterday? 7. They were there. 8. I desired that you might be here. 9. Let us be content. 10. He is much more satisfied than his brother.

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CONVERSATION.

LA CHAMBRE A COUCHER.
C. Les_as-tu cachés ?
G. Cela n'est pas impos-
sible.

C. Donne-les-moi vite !
G. A une condition.
C. Laquelle ?

G. C'est que tu me rendras
mon peigne,

ma brosse à tête,

et ma brosse à dents.

THE BEDROOM.
Have you hidden them?
That's not unlikely.

Give them to me, quickly!
On one condition.
Which?

That you will give me back
my comb,

my hair-brush,

and my tooth-brush.

LESSON XIX.

THE AUXILIARY VERB "AVOIR.”

(Compound Tenses.)

This Verb is its own auxiliary.

Compound tenses are formed by adding to the auxiliary the past participle of the verb which is being conjugated.

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(This tense is formed with the present conditional of the

J'aurais eu

tu aurais eu

il or elle aurait_eu

auxiliary.)

(I should have had)

nous_aurions_eu
Vous auriez eu

ils or elles auraient_eu

Exercise 19.

Write out all the compound tenses of the indicative of avoir, and explain how they are formed.

LESSON XX.

THE AUXILIARY VERB "AVOIR," to have.

(Compound Tenses.)

The past participle, one of the primary tenses (see LESSON XVI.), helps to form, with an auxiliary verb, all the compound tenses.

Autrefois, formerly

beaucoup de, many

prix (m.), prize temps (m.), time

voiture (f), carriage

chagrin (m.), sorrow
bonheur (m.), happiness
école (f.), school
courage (m.), courage

Model Exercise.

1. J'ai eu autrefois beaucoup de livres. 2. Charles et Georges auraient eut du ct des plumes s'ils avaient eu de l'argent. 3. Ma sœur aura eu de l'encre et une plume. 4. Mon cousin et mon frère auront eu des prix à l'école. 5. Nous aurions eu le temps si nous avions_eu une voiture. 6. Elles auront eu des chagrins. 7. Nous avions_eu du bonheur, 8. Vous au

riez eu du courage.

Exercise 20.

1. I should have had time if I had had a carriage. 2. We would have had many books if we had had some money. 3. They would have had some courage. 4. They had had sorrows formerly. 5. You will have had some paper. 6. She will have had some happiness. 7. Lewis will have had a prize at the school. 8. We had had some patience.

CONVERSATION.

LA CHAMBRE A COUCHER. C. Tu crois que je les ai cachés.

G. J'en suis sûr.
C. Tu as raison.

G. Je t'ai vu.

C. Tiens, les voici.
G. Je te remercie..
O. Il n'y a pas de quoi.
G. Maintenant, voici ton
peigne et tes brosses.

THE BEDROOM.

You think I have hidden them?

I am sure of it.

You are right.
I saw you.

Take them; here they are.
Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Now, here are your comb

and your brushes. +

LESSON XXI.

THE AUXILIARY VERB “AVOIR," to have,

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(This tense is formed with the infinitive present of the

Avoir_eu

auxiliary.)

to have had

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