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1. Que se passait-il devant l'armoire? 2. Que s'agissait-il de faire? 3. A quoi le vieux avait-il tenu?

4. Sur quoi était-il monté? 5. Qu'essayait-il de faire? 6. Décrivez le tableau. 7. Enfin, qu'est-ce qu'on parvint à faire? 8. Qu’est-ce qu’on tira aussi de l’armoire? 9. Décrivez-la. 10. De quels fruits la remplit-on? 11. Aimez-vous les cerises? 12. Maurice les aimait-il aussi?

A. — 1. They had2 (some) jars of cherries in their closet, up there. 2. The old [man] climbed 3 on a chair. 3. He stood 3 on tip toe. 4. He tried 3 to get at the largest jar.

5. He was clinging at the closet. 6. His wife and the orphans were trembling with (of) fright. 7. They were 2 ail panting. 8. They were holding out their arms. 9. The picture was 2 very fine: the open closet, the piles of reddish linen, the silver cups, the slight scent of bergamot, the jars of cherries, the old [man] on the chair, Mamette and the little [ones] behind.

B. — 1. At last the old [man] makes a great effort.

1 Use the past indefinite.

2 Use the imperfect indicative.

3 Use the past definite.

COMPOSITION EXERCISES

2. He succeeds in reaching (arriving) up there. 3. He takes out one of the jars from the closet. 4. He opens it. 5. A slight scent of cherries was coming out of the jar.