A Grammar of the English Tongue eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 63 pages of information about A Grammar of the English Tongue.

A Grammar of the English Tongue eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 63 pages of information about A Grammar of the English Tongue.

Verb Active.  To love.

Indicative.  Present.

  Sing.  I love, thou lovest, he loveth or loves;
  Plur.  We love, ye love, they love.

Preterit simple.

  Sing.  I loved, thou lovedst, he loved;
  Plur.  We loved, ye loved, they loved. 
  Preterperfect compound.  I have loved, &c. 
  Preterpluperfect.  I had loved, &c. 
  Future.  I shall love, &c.  I will love, &c.

Imperative.

  Sing.  Love or love thou, let him love;
  Plur.  Let us love, love or love ye, let them love.

Conjunctive.  Present.

  Sing.  I love, thou love, he love;
  Plur.  We love, ye love, they love. 
  Preterit simple, as in the indicative. 
  Preterit compound.  I have loved, &c. 
  Future.  I shall love, &c. 
  Second Future.  I shall have loved, &c.

Potential.

Present.  I may or can love, &c.  Preterit.  I might, could, or should love, &c.  Double Preterit.  I might, could, or should have loved, &c.

Infinitive.

  Present.  To love. 
  Preterit.  To have loved. 
  Participle present.  Loving. 
  Participle past.  Loved.

The passive is formed by the addition of the participle preterit to the different tenses of the verb to be, which must therefore be here exhibited.

Indicative.  Present.

  Sing.  I am, thou art, he is;
  Plur.  We are or be, ye are or be, they are or be. 
          The plural be is now little in use.

Preterit.

  Sing.  I was, thou wast or wert, he was;
  Plur.  We were, ye were, they were.

Wert is properly of the conjunctive mood, and ought not to be used in the indicative.

  Preterit compound.  I have been, &c. 
  Preterpluperfect.  I had been, &c. 
  Future.  I shall or will be, &c.

Imperative.

  Sing.  Be thou; let him be;
  Plur.  Let us be; be ye; let them be.

Conjunctive.  Present.

  Sing.  I be, thou beest, he be;
  Plur.  We be, ye be, they be.

Preterit.

  Sing.  I were, thou wert, he were;
  Plur.  We were, ye were, they were. 
  Preterit compound.  I have been, &c. 
  Future.  I shall have been, &c.

Potential.

  I may or can; would, could, or should be; could,
  would, or should have been, &c.

Infinitive.

  Present.  To be. 
  Preterit.  To have been. 
  Participle present.  Being. 
  Participle preterit.  Having been.

Passive Voice.  Indicative Mood.

  I am loved, &c.  I was loved, &c.  I have been
  loved, &c.

Conjunctive Mood.

  If I be loved, &c.  If I were loved, &c.  If I shall
  have been loved, &c.

Potential Mood.

  I may or can be loved, &c.  I might, could, or
  should be loved, &c.  I might, could, or should
  have been loved, &c.

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