This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...not be here! 7. Your brother would certainly wish that you read it. 8. The man would himself have nothing against-it.3 9. I would deliver the letter 'to) my brother's wife if she were in the town. 10. But she would know nothing of the matter. 11. I would have given the letter back, had I foreseen this. 12. But who ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...not be here! 7. Your brother would certainly wish that you read it. 8. The man would himself have nothing against-it.3 9. I would deliver the letter 'to) my brother's wife if she were in the town. 10. But she would know nothing of the matter. 11. I would have given the letter back, had I foreseen this. 12. But who would have thought that the carrier would deliver the letter (to) you? 13. If it makes you so uneasy, I advise you to send the letter back. 14. But what 4 if my brother came this evening? 15. Why, you would have copied the letter. 16. You would simply S deliver the copied letter to 35a rtef er auS: (c)ott fet mit eucfi, SOfit bem uervat'nen beutfd)en 9ietd), betrayed Unb mit bem Sanb %t)tol, unb mit bem Sanb t)rol! (Repeat). LESSON XX. The Modal Auxiliaries. Sihmcn And bitrfett. 1. The "modal auxiliaries" biirfen, fonnen, mogen, miiffen, follen and molten, which are of very frequent occurrence, call for special attention in view of peculiarities in form and usage. 2. Confusion in the use of the auxiliaries is due chiefly to the defective forms of these words in English. Thus, note that must has only present forms, while in German the forms of mitffen are complete, as though we could say: "I musted," "I shall must," "I have musted." Instead we must say in English, "I had to" "I shall be compelled" "I have been obliged!' 3-Like Self en, fehen, and a few other verbs (see Lesson XXVII), the "modal auxiliaries" do not take ju before a following infinitive. 3d) fann bag tun, "I can do that." In this respect they do not differ from the same words in English. 4. Often the verb depending upon them is understood. SBoIIen Sie Ijinein?" Will you (go) in?" 2.
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