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keth of the time perfectly past, and of the action vithout regard to any thing else; as, I have read, or e reading.

w is the preterimperfect tense known?

the signs did and didst, and speaketh of the time past, that something was then a-doing, but not finished at which we speak of; as, I did read while you was at play. v is the preterpluperfect tense known?

the signs had and hadst, and speaketh also of the but shows that something had been done before ing that was done and past; as, I had read an hour rote my exercise.

is the first future tense known?

- first future tense is known by the signs shall and speaketh of a short space of time to come; as, I presently: you shall write to-morrow.

is the second future tense known?

e second future tense is known by the signs shall or fter, and speaketh of a long space of time to come ; I read hereafter.

OF THE NUMBER OF VERBS.

many numbers are there in verbs?

: the singular and the plural.

- do you know the number of the verb?

he number of its nominative case.

e all verbs numbers?

but verbs of the infinitive mood, which have no

ecause they admit of no nominative case,

OF THE PERSON OF VERBS.

are verbs otherwise divided?

personals and impersonals.

at is a verb personal?

verb that will admit the pronoun I, thou, he, she,

trals, we, ye, or they before it.

t is a verb impersonal?

an absolute verb, which hath only one person; ore can only admit of the pronoun it before it; as, it freezeth: it is hot: it is cold.

many kinds of impersonals are there?

: active; as, it rains: passive; as, it is warm,

OF THE HELPING VERBS,

t is a helping verb?

a verb that is prefixt to another verb, to denote or time or the mood, or the manner of the verb.

had, hadst, will, wilt, shall, shalt, may, mayst, can, canst, might, mightest, would, wouldst, should shouldst, could, couldst, ought, oughtest, let, am, are, is, was, were, been, and be.

See the formation of verbs both personal and impersonal, through mood and tense in the several pages following.

Of the formation of the verb active, to educate. Q. Conjugate the verb active educate, through mood and tense. A.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

Present tense.

Sing. I couldst, or could have tated; ye or could ha

Sing. I m or you migh Plur. Wem

Sing. I educate or do educate; thou educatest or dost ed-educate; the

ucate; or you educate or do educate; he educateth, educates; or doth or does educate. Plur. We educate or do educate; ye or you educate or do educate; they educate or do educate.

Preterperfect tense.

Sing. I mi couldest, night or cou

Sing. I have educated; thou hast or you have educated; uld have ha

he hath or has educated. Plur. We have educated; ye or you have educated; they have educated.

Preterimperfect tense.

ucated; the

Sing. I educated or did educate; thou educatest or didst sing. I ma educate, or you educated or did educate; he educated or did or cate or did educate; ye or you educate

ucate or did educate; they educated or did educate.

Preterpluperfect tense.

you

or you may Kucate hereafte

Sing. I had educated; thou hadst or you had educated: The Optative

he had educated. Plur. We had educated; ye or you had educated; they had educated.

First future tense.

Sing. I shall or will educate; thou shalt or wilt, or you shall or will educate; he shall or will educate. Plur. We shall or will educate; ye or you shall or will educate; they shall or will educate.

Second future tense.

to the potent The Subjunctiv potential moc

Present te Preterperf

Preterimpe

Sing. I shall or will educate hereafter; thou shalt or wilt, Preterplup

or you shall or will educate hereafter; he shall or will educate hereafter. Plur. We shall or will educate hereafter; ye or you shall or will educate hereafter; they shall or will educate hereafter.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

Sing. Educate thou; let him educate. Plur. Let us edu

cate; educate ye; let them educate.

POTENTIAL MOOD.

Present tense.

First futur Second futu

PARTICIPLE O

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Sing. I may or can educate; thou mayst or canst, or young. I a

may or can educate; he may or can educate. Plur. We

may or can educate; ye or you may or can educate; they

may or can educate.

an exan

are educated

am educ cated. Plur.

Preterperfect tense.

I might or could have educated; thou mightest or or you might or could have educated; he might or ve educated. Plur. We might or could have edue or you might or could have educated; they might have educated.

Preterimperfect tense.

I might or could educate; thou mightest or couldst, night or could educate; he might or could educate. e might or could educate; ye or you might or could they might or could educate.

Preterpluperfect tense.

I might or could have had educated; thou mightest est, or you might or could have had educated; he could have had educated. Plur. We might or ve had educated; ye or you might or could have had ; they might or could have had educated. First future tense is wanting.

Second future tense.

may or can educate hereafter; thou mayest or you may or can educate hereafter; he may or can mereafter. Plur. We may or can educate hereafter; ■may or can educate hereafter; they may or can mereafter.

ptative mood is made by prefixing an advers of wish- potential mood; as, O that I might educate! &c. bjunctive mood is made by prefixing a conjunction to tial mood; as, if I could educate, &c.

INFINITIVE MOOD.

resent tense, to educate.

Feterperfect tense, to have educated. -eterimperfect tense,

-eterpluperfect tense, and are wanting. rst future tense,

cond future tense, to educate hereafter.

CICIPLE OF THE PRESENT TENSE. EDUCATING. formation of the verb passive, to be educated. ▼ is the verb passive conjugated? the help of the verb am or be, and their derivatives e an example.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

Present tense.

am educated; thou art or you are educated; he is Plur. We are educated; ye or you are educated: Preterperfect tense.

Sing. I have been educated; thou hast, or you have been educated; he hath or has been educated. Plur. We have been educated; ye or you have been educated; they have

been educated.

Preterimperfect tense.

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

Preterpluperfect tense.

Sing. I had been educated; thou hadst, or you had been

educated; he had been educated. Plur. We had been edu

cated; ye or you had been educated; they had been educated.

First future tense.

Sing. I shall or will be educated; thou shalt or wilt, or you shall or will be educated; he shall or will be educated. Plur. We shall or will be educated; ye or you shall or will be educated; they shall or will be educated.

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Second future tense.
Sing. I shall or will be educated hereafter; thou shalt or
or you shall or will be educated hereafter; he shall or

will be reducated hereafter. Plur. We shall or will be edu-
cated hereafter; ye or you shall or will be educated hereaf-

ter; they shall or will be educated hereafter.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

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

POTENTIAL MOOD.

Present tense.

Sing. I may or can be educated; thou mayest or canst, or

Sing. I gutest or educated; Wemight or or could hav had been edu

Sing. I ma

cast, or you

can be educat

adhereafter;

bey may or ca
The Optative
to the poten
that I could
The Subjunc
the potential

Preterperfect
freterimperfec
Preterpluperfec
First future ter
Second future to
PARTICIPLE C
How are ver
A. Some like ve
How are verl
A. Impersonals a

Present tense

voingay or can be educated; he may or can be educated be in the third per

Plur. We may or can be educated; ye or you may or can be educated; they may or can be educated.

Preterperfect tense

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it

Sing. I might or could have been educated that might or couldst, or you might er could have been educated; herperfect te

might or could have been educated. Plur. We might or

could have been educated; ye or you might or could have

been educated; they might or could have educated. Preterimperfect tense.

Sing. I might or could be educated; thou mightest or couldst, or you might or could be educated; he might or

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or catemis Plur. We might or could be educated den ye or you might or could be educated; they might or could derperfect te

be educated.

terimperfect ten

Preterpluperfect tense.

I might or could have had been educated; thou or couldst, or you might or could have had been 1; he might or could have had been educated. Plur. tor could have had been educated; ye or you might have had been educated; they might or could have - educated.

First future tense is wanting.

Second future tense.

I may or can be educated hereafter; thou mayest or you may or can be educated hereafter; he may or ucated hereafter. Plur. We may or can be educatter; ye or you may or can be educated hereafter; or can be educated hereafter.

tative mood is made by prefixing an adverb of wish= potential mood; as, O that I can be educated! or, could be educated! &c.

bjunctive mood is made by prefixing a conjunction ential mood; as, if I could be educated, &c.

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future tense, to be educated hereafter.

TICIPLE OF THE PRESENT TENSE, EDUCATED.

ware verbs neuter formed?

me like verbs active, and some like verbs passive. w are verbs impersonal formed?

personals are formed throughout all moods and tenthird person singular only.

e an example of the formation of the verb impersonit rains.

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