The compound tenses of this verb are formed by the help of the auxiliary verb avoir, through all its tenses and moods by adding after each person and tense été, for the French, and been for the English, as, j'ai été, I have been, &c. j'avais été, I had been, &c. and so on, &c. Observe, 1st, the compound tenses of all other verbs, both regular and irregular, are formed by the help of these two auxiliary verbs, by adding the participle past of the verb you are conjugating, after each tense and person of the auxiliary verb. For example, to find all the compound tenses of the verb parler, to speak, its participle past being parlé, you need only put it after the simple tenses of the verb avoir. Observe, 2dly, those verbs that are conjugated by the help of être, are only compounded of the simple of that auxiliary verb; that is to say, the compound of the verb être does not serve for the compound of others; whereas the compound of the verb avoir may serve, but seldom, for the compound of others: consequently, verbs conjugated by the help of avoir are sometimes compounded of the compound, and those conjugated by the help of être are only compounded of its simple tenses. The reason of it may be, because the compound tenses of the verb être are formed by the help of the verb avoir, which reflective, and some neuter verbs will not admit of. Except from this observation, verbs used passively, which are conjugated by the help of être in all its tenses, both simple and compound. N. B. What verbs are conjugated by the help of avoir or the help of être,—See Preliminary Observations, p. 81. Art 5 and 6. Conjugation of Regular Verbs. It is very indifferent how many conjugations we admit. Some admit four, others ten, and even Father Buffier reckons twelve. There may be reckoned six conjugations: 4th. 5th. re preceded by d as vendre, to sell. re preceded by ui 6th. re preceded by ind TERMINATIONS of the traduire, to translate. joindre, to join. PRIMITIVE TENSES, of the REGULAR VERBS. Infinitive. Participle Participle Present. Passive Present of the Indica. F. Preterperfect of the Indic. M. 1st. conj. aim er -ant 2d. conj. pun 3d. conj. d |