 Infinitive, as prier, lier, are written with double ii in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive ; as nous priions, vous priiez ;• que nous liions, que vous liiez.  New Grammar of French Grammars - Page 107by Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1847 - 182 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Saint Phorien André - French language - 1830 - 518 pages
...fappell-erai, j'achelt-e, j'achett-erai. Verbs ending, in their root, with y or t, form the first and second person plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive, by adding i to y or i, to distinguish them from the same persons of the present of the indicative ;... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - French language - 1843 - 490 pages
...riant; prier. to pray, to desire, priant, &c. do not drop the letter i in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative (and present of the subjunctive, of which hereafter). When we went to school we Quand nous allions à l'école often forgot our books.... | |
 | G I. Bertinchamp - 1844 - 284 pages
...ayer, oyer, uyer, take the additional vowel i after the letter y, in the first and second person of the plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive ; as, IMPERFECT. SUBJUNCTIVE. nous e ssayions que nous essayions vous essayiez que vous essayiez nous... | |
 | Nicolas Hamel - 1844 - 480 pages
...ayer, oyer, or uyer, in the infinitive mood, retain t after y, in the first and second persons of the plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive : as, essay er, employer, essuyer, inf. nous essayions, vous essayiez ; nous employions, vous employiez;... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - French language - 1846 - 580 pages
...; as oublier, oubliant ; rire, riant, &c. do not drop the letter i in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive ; as, nous oubliions, we forgot ; que nous oubliions, that we may forget ; TOMt oubliiez, you forgot... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1847 - 540 pages
...riant; prier, to pray, to desire, priant, &.C., do not drop the letter i in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, (and present of the subjunctive, of which hereafter.) When we went to school we often forgot our books. When you went to church you... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, John Light Jewett - French language - 1848 - 540 pages
...; prier, to pray, to desire, priant, &c., do not drop the letter i in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, (and present of the subjunctive, of which hereafter.) When we went to school we often forgot our books. When you went to church you... | |
 | Léon Contanseau - 1849 - 228 pages
...ier in the Infinitive, as prier, lier, are written with double ii .in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive : as, nous priions, vous priiez ; que nous liions, que vous liiez. 7. Verbs ending in éer in the Infinitive,... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - French language - 1850 - 522 pages
...; prier, to pray, to desire, priant, &c., do not drop the letter i in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, (and present of the subjunctive, of which hereafter.) When we went to school we often forgot our books. When you went to church you... | |
 | E. Dubac - 1852 - 554 pages
...takes the place of the y before an e mute, and an i comes after the y in the first and second persons plural of the imperfect of the indicative, and present of the subjunctive. — Ex. employer, to employ; il emploie, he employs, and not il employe; essaye»; to try; J'essaierai,... | |
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