Weren't the young girls beginning their French lesson ? l

9. The old man was announcing the news in the street. 10. We change a little every day.2

(b) n. My mother engaged a pretty maid yesterday. 12. We trace the name on the white tablecloth. 13. John was changing his clothes. 14. He used to place the large cups on the table. 15. He was not placing the chairs in front of the window. 16. We do not travel every year. 17. Mary was arranging her books on the table. 18. Was John eating in the kitchen? 19. I used to engage the boys in winter. 20. I was announcing the arrival of my sister.

1 French lesson, leçon de français; French lace, dentelle française.

2 Every day is tous les jours ; every week, toutes les semaines. Chaque, each, every, individualizes: chaque jour, each day; chaque semaine, each week.

(c) 21. The French cook always begins the dinner early. 22. The men were placing their old hats on the floor. 23. We are not eating the big apples. 24. The other girls were arranging the music on the piano. 25. My father was engaging a maid for Mary. 26. I was traveling with a new friend. 27. They were tracing the lines on that paper. 28. We begin our exercises to-morrow morning. 29. That handsome man was announcing the news to my father. 30. The French were advancing on the river. v

(d) 31. The boys used to eat their supper on the grass. 32. Was the old servant putting that room in order ? 33. This woman is very cruel to her servants. 34. Henry used to travel with his mother. 35. Mary is very happy now. 36. The country is changing a little every year. 37. I placed the knives on that table. 38. Are those red apples very dear this year? 39. I was tracing a line near the garden. 40. This old man is very active.