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.

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR.

IND.  He loves not, or He does not love; He loved not, or He did not love; He has not loved; He had not loved; He shall not, or will not, love; He shall not, or will not, have loved.  POT.  He may, can, or must not love; He might, could, would, or should not love; He may, can, or must not have loved; He might, could, would, or should not have loved.  SUBJ.  If he love not, If he loved not.

V. FORM OF QUESTION.

A verb is conjugated interrogatively, in the indicative and potential moods, by placing the nominative after it, or after the first auxiliary:  as,

FIRST PERSON SINGULAR.

IND.  Love I? or Do I love?  Loved I? or Did I love?  Have I loved?  Had I loved?  Shall I love?  Shall I have loved?  POT.  May, can, or must I love?  Might, could, would, or should I love?  May, can, or must I have loved?  Might, could, would, or should I have loved?

SECOND PERSON SINGULAR.

SOLEMN STYLE:—­IND.  Lovest thou? or Dost thou love?  Lovedst thou? or Didst thou love?  Hast thou loved?  Hadst thou loved?  Wilt thou love?  Wilt thou have loved?  POT.  Mayst, canst, or must thou love?  Mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst thou love?  Mayst, canst, or must thou have loved?  Mightst, couldst, wouldst, or shouldst thou have loved?

FAMILIAR STYLE:—­IND.  Lov’st thou? or Dost thou love?  Loved thou? or Did thou love?  Hast thou loved?  Had thou loved?  Will thou love?  Will thou have loved?  POT.  May, can, or must thou love?  Might, could, would, or should thou love?  May, can, or must thou have loved?  Might, could, would, or should thou have loved?

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR.

IND.  Loves he? or Does he love?  Loved he? or Did he love?  Has he loved?  Had he loved?  Shall or will he love?  Will he have loved?  POT.  May, can, or must he love?  Might, could, would, or should he love?  May, can, or must he have loved?  Might, could, would, or should he have loved?

VI.  FORM OF QUESTION WITH NEGATION.

A verb is conjugated interrogatively and negatively, in the indicative and potential moods, by placing the nominative and the adverb not after the verb, or after the first auxiliary:  as,

FIRST PERSON PLURAL.

IND.  Love we not? or Do we not love?  Loved we not? or Did we not love?  Have we not loved?  Had we not loved?  Shall we not love?  Shall we not have loved?  POT.  May, can, or must we not love?  Might, could, would, or should we not love?  May, can, or must we not have loved?  Might, could, would, or should we not have loved?

SECOND PERSON PLURAL.

IND.  See ye not? or Do you not see?  Saw ye not? or Did you not see?  Have you not seen?  Had you not seen?  Will you not see?  Will you not have seen?  POT.  May, can, or must you not see?  Might, could, would, or should you not see?  May, can, or must you not have seen?  Might, could, would, or should you not have seen?

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