Part 7 (2/2)

The potential form of speaking is expressed by may, can, in the present; and might, could, or should, in the preterit, joined with the infinitive mood of the verb.

Present.

Sing. I may have, thou mayst have, he may have; Plur. We may have, ye may have, they may have.

Preterit.

Sing. I might have, thou mightst have, he might have; Plur. We might have, ye might have, they might have.

Present.

Sing. I can have, thou canst have, he can have; Plur. We can have, ye can have, they can have.

Preterit.

Sing. I could have, thou couldst have, he could have; Plur. We could have, ye could have, they could have.

In like manner should is united to the verb.

There is likewise a double Preterit.

Sing. I should have had, thou shouldst have had, he should have had; Plur. We should have had, ye should have had, they should have had.

In like manner we use, I might have had; I could have had, &c.

Infinitive Mood.

Present. To have.

Preterit. To have had.

Participle present. Having.

Participle preterit. Had.

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.

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