How many francs do you owe him? — I owe him

23. She spoke to him without turning arou^d. 24. When are you going to pay me what you owe me ? — As soon as Mr. Ratinois pays me what he owes me. 25. That's the plate on which I left the money I owe you. — Do you mean this one or that one ? — I mean the one which is on the desk. 26. The lady whose letter he was reading was the Duchess of Montefiascone. 27. The gentleman from whose desk you took that money is named Mr. Malingear.

E, Sujet de composition : La consultation.

EXERCISE Vn

(Act I, Scènes 8 and 9) A. Agreement of Past Participles

I. Past participles conjugated with être agrée with the subject in number and gender.

Elle est sortie.

II. Past participles conjugated with avoir agrée in number and gender with the direct object, provided this précèdes the verb.

Voilà la belle montre qu'il m'a présentée. (But, n m'a présenté une belle montre.)

Exceptions.

I. The past participle of an impersonal verb is never inflected.

Avez-vous entendu parler de la disette qu'il 7 a eu en Russie?

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