This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...a, 'participate in;' adherer a, 'adhere to;' convenir a, 'suit;' renoncer a, 'give up;' resister a, 'oppose;' obeir a, 'obey;' oeder a, ' give way to;' survivre a, 'survive.' b. Advantage, disadvantage, plenty, want, appearance, disappearance, &c.: subvenir a, 'relieve, succeed to;' disparaitre a, 'disappear from;' echapper a, 'escape from;' suffire a, 'bo enough for;' manquer a, 'be wanting.' Note.--Adjectives of similar meaning take after them the same prepositions respectively: Jaloux de, 'jealous of;' furieux de, 'angry at;' insouciant de, 'careless about;' coupable de, 'blamable for;' egal a, 'equal to;' utile a, 'useful to;' fidele a, 'faithful to;' favorable a, 'favorable for, ' &c. USE OF THE TENSES. 169. Use of the Present Indicative.--The Present Tense has but one form to correspond to the three forms of the English. Thus, je chante may mean 'I sing, ' 'I am singing, ' or 'I do sing.' 1. The Present is used to describe actions now going onj as in English. 2. The Present is used to describe an action or state which is past but still continuing: I I y a trois ans que je suia ici. I have been here three years. 3. The Present may be used in historical narration, to describe past actions or states more vividly: On m'appella; je le vois etendu parterre. They called me; I saw him stretched on the ground. 4. The Present may be used for the Future, to convey the idea of certainty: Je pars demain. I am going to-morrow. Son proces se juge demain. His case will be tried to-morrow. Le peuple francais, s'il tire l'epee, en jettera le fourreau. The French people, if it draws the sword, will throw away the scabbard (Mignet). 170. Use of the Perfect Indicative.--The Perfect Tense corresponds to the English Perfect in form, but rarely does so in sense. It