A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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Page 64
... Tense . 136. There are two Numbers , Singular and Plural , as in the case of the noun ; and three Persons , as in the pronouns . 137. Neither number nor person , however , is deeply im- pressed on the form of the English verb . By ...
... Tense . 136. There are two Numbers , Singular and Plural , as in the case of the noun ; and three Persons , as in the pronouns . 137. Neither number nor person , however , is deeply im- pressed on the form of the English verb . By ...
Page 65
... tenses ; because we have no modification of our verbs to correspond to it ; and if we had never heard of a future tense in some other language , we should no more have given a particular name to the com- bination of the verb with the ...
... tenses ; because we have no modification of our verbs to correspond to it ; and if we had never heard of a future tense in some other language , we should no more have given a particular name to the com- bination of the verb with the ...
Page 66
... tenses are constituted . " - The English Lan- guage , p . 274 . 145. The Participles of the verb are likewise two in number - the Perfect and the Imperfect . They are often called the Present and Past , but in themselves they have no ...
... tenses are constituted . " - The English Lan- guage , p . 274 . 145. The Participles of the verb are likewise two in number - the Perfect and the Imperfect . They are often called the Present and Past , but in themselves they have no ...
Page 67
... tenses and the perfect participle . 149. The past tense and perfect participle are formed from the present tense by adding ed , if it end in a consonant , as rain , rained , and simply d if it end in the vowel e , as change , changed ...
... tenses and the perfect participle . 149. The past tense and perfect participle are formed from the present tense by adding ed , if it end in a consonant , as rain , rained , and simply d if it end in the vowel e , as change , changed ...
Page 71
... Tense . Love . Past Tense . Loved . Perfect Participle . Loved . SINGULAR . 1st Person , I love PRESENT TENSE . PLURAL . 1st Person , We love 2d 3d - Ye or you love They love . 2d 3d - Thou lovest He loves . SINGULAR . 1. I loved 2 ...
... Tense . Love . Past Tense . Loved . Perfect Participle . Loved . SINGULAR . 1st Person , I love PRESENT TENSE . PLURAL . 1st Person , We love 2d 3d - Ye or you love They love . 2d 3d - Thou lovest He loves . SINGULAR . 1. I loved 2 ...
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