Part 8 (1/2)

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 ht, could, or should love, &c

Double Preterit I ht, 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 ht 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