French Reader on the Cumulative Method / The story of Rodolphe and Coco the Chimpanzee

by Adolphe Dreyspring

INFINITIVE MOOD.

Present. se tromper, to deceive one's self.

Past. s'être trompé, to have deceived one's self.

Participle.

Present. se trompant, deceiving one's self.

Compound. s'étant trompé, having deceived one's self.

Past. trompé, m.; trompée, f., deceived.

N. B.--In the same manner: Je ne me trompe pas; me trompé-je? Ne me trompé-je pas?

§ 47. The Unipersonal Verb y avoir.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

Present. il y a, there is; there are. Imperfect. il y avait, there was; there were. Past Definite, il y eut, there was; there were. First Future. il y aura, there will be.

Past Indefinite. il y a eu, there has been; there have been. Pluperfect. il y avait eu, there had been. Past Anterior. il y eut eu, there had been. Second Future. il y aura eu, there will have been.

CONDITIONAL MOOD.

Present. il y aurait, there would be.

Past. il y aurait eu, there would have been.