Indicative Mood.
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Present. Y a-t-il? Is there? Are there? Imperfect. Y avait-il? Was there? Were there? Past Definite. Y eut-il? Was there? Were there? First Future. Y aura-t-il? Will there be? |
Past Indefinite. Ya-t-il eu? Has (have) there been? Pluperfect. Y avait-il eu? Had there been? Past Anterior. Y eut-il eu? Had there been? Second Future. Y aura-t-il eu? Will there have been? |
CONDITIONAL MOOD.
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Present. Y aurait-il? Would there be? |
Past. Y aurait-il eu? Would there have been? |
N. B.--In the same manner: Y en a-t-il? Are there some? N'y en a-t-il pas? Are there not any?
Qu'est-ce que changes the affirmative to the interrogative, as:
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Qu'est-ce qu'il y a? What is there? What is the matter? Qu'est-ce qu'il y avait? What was there? Qu'est-ce qu'il y eut? What was there? Qu'est-ce qu'il y aura? What will there be? Qu'est-ce qu'il y aurait? What would there be? |
§ 48. Formation of Tenses.
There are four primitive tenses from which the other tenses are formed; these are:
I. The Present of the Indicative, from which are derived: 1. The Imperfect Indicative, by changing ons of the first person plural into ais, as: parlons=parlais; finissons=finissais, etc. 2. The Imperative, by suppressing the three personal pronouns of je parle, nous parlons, and vous parlez, as: parle, parlons, parlez. The other two persons are merely parts of the Subjunctive Present used imperatively. 3. The Subjunctive Present, by taking off nt of the third person plural and adding que je, as: parlent=que je parle. 4. The Present Participle, by changing ons of the first person plural into ant, as: parlons=parlant; finissons=finissant.