Exercise 165. a. Divide the following Verbs into Weak and Strong. Beat. Freeze. Tear. Have. Write. Keep. Bleed. Cast. Cut. Clothe. Fly. Flee. Grow. Pay. Let. Set. Shed. Get. Lie. Lay. Sleep. Split. Thrust. Engage. Break. Run. Ride. Learn. Wash. Incline. Repose. Pray. Sing. Think. b. Make from the table in par. 360 a list of Strong Verbs which have also Weak forms. c. Pick out other Strong Verbs which form their Past Tense and Perfect Participle like— Blow. Sing. Speak. Give. Shake. Thrive. Freeze. PERSON AND NUMBER. 364. The Person and Number of a Verb are the same as the Person and Number of its Subject. In the sentence I am writing, the Subject I is of the First Person and Singular Number; therefore the Verb am writing is also of the First Person and Singular Number. In the sentence We write, we is of the First Person and Plural Number; therefore write is also of the First Person and Plural Number. In the sentence They wrote, they is of the Third Person and Plural Number; therefore wrote is also of the Third Person and Plural Number. In the sentence They were writing, they is of the Third Person and Plural Number; therefore were writing is also of the Third Person and Plural Number. Exercise 166. Give the Person and Number af each Verb. I call. Thou callest. He calls. She calls. It calls. We call. You call. They call. James' loves his mother. The cat is playing with her kittens. The boys are playing cricket. He hath his reward. The horse fell. Fred will return soon. They have learned their lessons. Ye are idle. Have we any bread? I ran. He ran. We ran. You ran. He that lieth shall die. I who am speaking to you have seen it. Those who go too far out may be lost in the fog. You who are for some sport come along with me. They that have redness of eyes have tarried long at the wine. We, who have lived there, can tell you who he is. It is I that say so now. There is no doubt that they will find it. I that speak to you am he. CONJUGATION. 365. When we show the forms which a Verb can take in all its Moods, Tenses, Persons, and Numbers, we are said to conjugate' it. 366. It will be seen that the endings of Person and Number now remaining in English are very few. 367. Conjugation of the Verb Have, Active Voice. INFINITIVES. Present, to have. 1 Remember that all Nouns which are the names of persons spoken of are of the Third Person. 2 Latin conjug-are, to join together. A particular conjugation therefore consists of all the Verbs which may be considered joined together because undergoing the same changes. See par. 386. 4 See "Notes for Teachers," p. 324, Note 32. 1 As was noted in par. 317, varicus Auxiliary Verbs (see list in par. 322) may help to form Verbs in the Indicative Mood; so that besides the simple forms given in the Conjugation there are such forms as "I may have," "I do have," "I can have," "I must have," etc., each of which expresses its own shade of meaning. The forms containing Auxiliaries are also used 'n asking questions; as, "May I have?" "Should I have?" etc. These are in the Indicative Mood (see par. 309). Progressive forms, as "I am having," etc., are also omitted ine abo Conjugation. 2 Since this, the ordinary form of the Second Person Singular, is identical with that of the Second Personal Plural for each Tense, the old forms with Thou are the only forms that will be given in this and the following Conjugations, for the Second Person Singular. 1 Some Conjunction (such as if, though, that, unless) should be placed before the Verb, but the Conjunction is no part of the Mood. 2 Various Auxiliary Verbs (see par. 316) may help to make Subjunctive forms of a Verb; as, "He is not ready to undertake it, unless he may have more time." In the Conjugations it is impossible to give all the forms made by the use of Auxiliaries. In the Conjugation of have, the progressive forms " [I] be having," etc., are also not given. See "Notes for Teachers," p. 821, Note 16. See "Notes for Teachers," p. 321, Note 16, par (a) |