The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

FIRST PERSON PLURAL.

IND.  We love or do love, We loved or did loved, We have loved, We had loved, We shall or will love, We shall or will have loved.  POT.  We may, can, or must love, We might, could, would, or should love; We may, can, or must have loved; We might, could, would, or should have loved.  SUBJ.  If we love, If we loved.

SECOND PERSON PLURAL.

IND.  You love or do love, You loved or did love, You have loved, You had loved, You shall or will love, You shall or will have loved.  POT.  You may, can, or must love; You might, could, would, or should love; You may, can, or must have loved; You might, could, would, or should have loved.  SUBJ.  If you love, If you loved.  IMP.  Love [ye or you,] or Do you love.

THIRD PERSON PLURAL.

IND.  They love or do love, They loved or did love, They have loved, They had loved, They shall or will love, They shall or will have loved.  POT.  They may, can, or must love; They might, could, would, or should love; They may, can, or must have loved; They might, could, would, or should have loved.  SUBJ.  If they love, If they loved.

FAMILIAR FORM WITH ‘THOU.’

NOTE.—­In the familiar style, the second person singular of this verb, is usually and more properly formed thus: 

IND.  Thou lov’st or dost love, Thou loved or did love, Thou hast loved, Thou had loved, Thou shall or will love, Thou shall or will have loved.  POT.  Thou may, can, or must love; Thou might, could, would, or should love; Thou may, can, or must have loved; Thou might, could, would, or should have loved.  SUBJ.  If thou love, If thou loved.  IMP.  Love [thou,] or Do thou love.

SECOND EXAMPLE.

The irregular active verb SEE, conjugated affirmatively.

PRINCIPAL PARTS.

Present. Preterit. Imp.  Participle. Perf.  Participle.  See.  Saw.  Seeing.  Seen.

INFINITIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.  To See.

PERFECT TENSE.  To have seen.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

Singular. 1.  I see, 2.  Thou seest, 3.  He sees;

Plural. 1.  We see, 2.  You see, 3.  They see.

IMPERFECT TENSE.

Singular. 1.  I saw, 2.  Thou sawest, 3.  He saw;

Plural. 1.  We saw, 2.  You saw, 3.  They saw.

PERFECT TENSE.

Singular. 1.  I have seen, 2.  Thou hast seen, 3.  He has seen;

Plural. 1.  We have seen, 2.  You have seen, 3.  They have seen.

PLUPERFECT TENSE.

Singular. 1.  I had seen, 2.  Thou hadst seen, He had seen;

Plural. 1.  We had seen, 2.  You had seen, 3.  They had seen.

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