Present, the Imperfect, the Perfect the Pluperfect, the First and Second Future Tenses.

The Present Tense represents an action or event, as passing at the time in which it is mentioned; as, "I rule; I am ruled; I think; I fear."

The Imperfect Tense represents the action or event, either as past and finished, or as remaining unfinished at a certain time past; as, "I loved her for her modesty and virtue ;""They were travelling post when he met them.'

The Perfect Tense not only refers to what is past, but also conveys an allusion to the present time; as, "I have finished my letter;"I have seen the person that was recommended to me.".

The Pluperfect Tense represents a thing, not only as past, but also as prior to some other point of time specified in the sentence; as, "I had finished my letter before he arrived."

The first Future Tense represents the action as yet to come, either with or without respect to the precise time when; as, "The sun will ise to-morrow;" "I shall see them again."

The second Future intimates that the action will be fully accomplished, at or before the time of another future action or event; as, I shall have dined at one o'clock;" "The two houses will have finished their business, when the king comes to prorogue them." C2

The Conjugation of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several numbers, persons, moods, and tenses.

The conjugation of an active verb is styled the ACTIVE VOICE; and that of a passive verb the PASSIVE VOICE.

The auxiliary and active verb To have, is conjugated in the following manner :

The verbs, though conjugated at large through all their tenses, that the learners may by a full and regular display of them, more completely understand their nature and use, need not be wholly committed to memory, by young persons who are beginning the study of grammar. If the simple tenses, namely, the present and the imperfect together with the first future tense, should in the first instance, be committed to memory, and the rest carefully perused and explained, the business will not be tedious to the scholars, and their progress will be rendered more obvious and pleasing. The general view of the subject, thus acquired and impressed, may be afterwards extended with ease and advantage.

2 Thou shalt or wilt have 2 Ye or you shall or will

Second Future Tense..

2 Have thou, or do thou 2 Have ye, or do ye or

POTENTIAL MOOD.

Present Tense.

Singular.

1 I might, could, would 1 We might,could, would or should have

or should have

2 Thou mightst, couldst 2 Ye or you might, could, wouldst, or shouldst

have

would,or should have

3 He might, could, would 3 They might, could,

3 He mayor can have had 3 They may or can have

1 I might, could, would, 1 We might,could, wou'd, or should have had

or should have had

2 Thou mightst, couldst, 2 Ye or you might, could, wouldst,or shouldst have had

would, or should have

had

3 He might.could, would,3 They might, could, or should have had would,or should have had

The remaining tenses of the subjunctive mood, are, in general, similar to the correspondent tenses of the indicative mood; with the addition to the verb of a conjunction, expressed or implied, denoting a condition, motive, wish, supposition, &c. It

INFINITIVE MOOD.

Perfect To have had.

PARTICIPLES.

Present To have.

Present or Active

Having.

Perfect or Passive

Had.

Compound Perfect Having had.

The auxiliary and neuter verb To be, is conjugated as follows:

will be proper to direct the learner to repeat all the tenses of this mood, with a conjunction prefixed to each of them. For the propriety of conjugating the subjunctive mood in this manner, see the larger grammar, fourteenth, or any subsequent edition, pages 90, 102, 103, and the notes on the nineteenth rule of Syntax.