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§ 55.-RULE.

There is only one conjugation for passive verbs. It is formed of the auxiliary être in all its tenses, simple and compound, and the participle past of the active verb which we wish to conjugate in the passive voice. See § 43, (4).

§ 56.-CONJUGATION OF REFLECTIVE VERBS [§ 43, (6.)].

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to flatter one's self | S'être flatté, to have flattered one's self

PRESENT.

Se flatter,

PRESENT.

Se flattant,

ARTICIPLE.

COMPOUND.

flattering one's self | S'étant flatté,having flattered one's self

PAST.

Flatté, m. flattée, f. flattés, m. p. flattées, f. p.

flattered

857.-NEGATIVE FORM OF THE REFLECTIVE VERBS.

NE PAS SE FLATTER, NOT TO FLATTER ONE'S SELF.

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PAST INDEFINITE.

Je ne me suis pas flatté, m. flattée, f. I have not flattered myself

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thou hast not flattered thyself he has not flattered himself she has not flattered herself one has not flattered himself we have not flattered ourselves

you have not flattered yourselves

they have not flattered themselves they have not flattered themselves &c. &c.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

do not flatter thyself let him not flatter himself let one not flatter himself let us not flatter ourselves do not flatter yourselves let them not flatter themselves &c. &c.

§ 58.-INTERROGATIVE FORM OF THE REFLECTIVE VERB.

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Nous sommes-nous flattés or flat- have we flattered ourselves?

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