1. Does Arthur break the branch and gather the apples? 2. No, he shakes
the branch, and the apples fall. 3. They are ripe and sweet. 4. Robert,
do you wish to stand beneath the tree? 5. No, I do not wish to stand
under it, but near it. 6. I wish to give both the peaches and the apples
to the woman. 7. She is sitting in the house, near the window. 8. Mary
is sitting in (on) a chair near her. 9. Both Mary and the woman are
sewing. 10. They prefer to sew, and do not wish to walk in the garden
to-day. 11. They are happy because they like to sew. 12. They do not
wish to gather flowers, or walk, or see the birds. 13. They have neither
apples nor peaches, but they do not wish to eat. 14. They give the fruit
to the boys and girls.



LESSON VII.


THE PAST TENSE.

35. The past tense of the verb expresses an action which took place in
past time, or a condition which existed in past time. The ending of
this tense is "-is", as "kuris", ran, "flugis", flew, "brilis", shone.
The conjugation of "esti" and also of "vidi" in the past tense is as
follows:

mi estis = I was. mi vidis = I saw.
vi estis = you were. vi vidis = you saw.
li (sxi, gxi) estis = li (sxi, gxi) vidis :
he (she, it) was. he (she, it) saw.