IV. Copiez, en remplacant le tiret par le plus-que-parfait

du verbe:

1. (Consulter) Le capitaine —— sa montre. 2. (Fendre) Une balle —— un volet. 3. (Tressaillir) Le plancher ——. 4. (Venir') Francoise —— s’asseoir derriére 1’armoire. 5. (Arriver?) Une balle —— dans l’armoire. 6. (Aller*) Le meunier regarder la roue. 7. (S’enfoncer*) Les balles

—— dans le bois. 8. (Se loger) Un balle —— dans le plafond. 9. (S’exposer) Le pére Merlier a chaque instant.

Vv. Eerivez en francais:

x. The firing had been terrific. 2. It had shaken the old mill. 3. One shutter had fallen into the water. 4. They (use on) had

1 See note 3, exercise V. * Takes ére in the compound tenses. 3 See notes 2 and 3, exercise V.

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replaced it with a mattress. 5. The wheel had been exposed. 6. Its creakings had gone to the heart of the old miller. 7. At each discharge Frances had trembled. 8. But she had not withdrawn. 9. She had wanted to remain with Dominic. ro. She had’ placed herself behind a great oak cupboard. 11. It had been struck (frappé) by a bullet. 12. Then Dominic had approached the soldiers. 13. They occupied the whole width of the window. 14. He had been holding (had held) his gun in his hand. 15. Now he wanted to shoot. 16. He wanted to protect Frances.

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