Language Lesson.—Define the following words, giving the meaning of each part as indicated by hyphens: ex-port-ing, un-common-ly, dis-trust-ful, pro-vid-ing, un-bear-able, un-hope-ful.
The syllables placed before a stem are called prefixes; those placed after a stem, suffixes.
The words shall and will are used to indicate future time; as, I shall go; you will go; he will go.
The three tenses of an action may in a general way be represented by the words yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow.
Let pupils fill blanks in the following statements, and state the tense of each action.
We —— go to see them next week.
John —— last night.
You and I —— in school at the present time.