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accent adjective adverbs aimé aperçu believe book brother called CLASS compound tenses CONDITIONAL conjugated conjugation conjunction consonant country DEFINITE OR PRETERPERFECT derivatives dress dressed ending English eussiez Examples Exercise expressed father fear feminine first followed following French French language frequently friends fusse generally give given going to love good great habillé happy hast have been loved have dressed have had have loved hundred IDIOMATIC TENSES IMPERFECT INDEFINITE INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD interrogatively J'ai know language less little loved make morning mute necessary Negatively NOTE noun number one's open order ourselves participle PAST DEFINITE perceive perceived placed PLUPERFECT plural préposition PRESENT OR FUTURE pronom pronounced pronouns pupil read réjouis rendered rules s'habille senti soon sound sounded speak speaking SUBJUNCTIVE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantive syllable take thing think third thither Thou hadst three thyself time used verb vowel wilt wish words work write written year You have
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