The Grammar of English Grammars Part 67

IND. You love _or_ do love, You loved _or_ did love, You have loved, You had loved, You shall _or_ will love, You shall _or_ will have loved. POT.

You may, can, _or_ must love; You might, could, would, _or_ should love; You may, can, _or_ must have loved; You might, could, would, _or_ should have loved. SUBJ. If you love, If you loved. IMP. Love [ye _or_ you,] _or_ Do you love.

THIRD PERSON PLURAL.

IND. They love _or_ do love, They loved _or_ did love, They have loved, They had loved, They shall _or_ will love, They shall _or_ will have loved.

POT. They may, can, _or_ must love; They might, could, would, _or_ should love; They may, can, _or_ must have loved; They might, could, would, _or_ should have loved. SUBJ. If they love, If they loved.

FAMILIAR FORM WITH 'THOU.'

NOTE.--In the familiar style, the second person singular of this verb, is usually and more properly formed thus:

IND. Thou lov'st _or_ dost love, Thou loved _or_ did love, Thou hast loved, Thou had loved, Thou shall _or_ will love, Thou shall _or_ will have loved.

POT. Thou may, can, _or_ must love; Thou might, could, would, _or_ should love; Thou may, can, _or_ must have loved; Thou might, could, would, _or_ should have loved. SUBJ. If thou love, If thou loved. IMP. Love [thou,]

_or_ Do thou love.

SECOND EXAMPLE.

_The irregular active verb SEE, conjugated affirmatively._

PRINc.i.p.aL PARTS.

_Present_. _Preterit_. _Imp. Participle_. _Perf. Participle_.

See. Saw. Seeing. Seen.

INFINITIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE. To See.

PERFECT TENSE. To have seen.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I see, 2. Thou seest, 3. He sees;

_Plural_. 1. We see, 2. You see, 3. They see.

IMPERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I saw, 2. Thou sawest, 3. He saw;

_Plural_. 1. We saw, 2. You saw, 3. They saw.

PERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I have seen, 2. Thou hast seen, 3. He has seen;

_Plural_. 1. We have seen, 2. You have seen, 3. They have seen.

PLUPERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I had seen, 2. Thou hadst seen, He had seen;

_Plural_. 1. We had seen, 2. You had seen, 3. They had seen.

FIRST-FUTURE TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I shall see, 2. Thou wilt see, He will see;

_Plural_. 1. We shall see, 2. You will see, 3. They will see.

SECOND-FUTURE TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I shall have seen, 2. Thou wilt have seen, 3. He will have seen;

_Plural_. 1. We shall have seen, 2. You will have seen, 3. They will have seen.

POTENTIAL MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I may see, 2. Thou mayst see, 3. He may see;

_Plural_. 1. We may see, 2. You may see, 3. They may see.

IMPERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I might see, 2. Thou mightst see, 3. He might see;

_Plural_. 1. We might see, 2. You might see, 3. They might see.

PERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I may have seen, 2. Thou mayst have seen, 3. He may have seen;

_Plural._ 1. We may have seen, 2. You may have seen, 3. They may have seen.

PLUPERFECT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. I might have seen, 2. Thou mightst have seen, 3. He might have seen;

_Plural_. 1. We might have seen, 2. You might have seen, 3. They might have seen.

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

_Singular_. 1. If I see, 2. If thou see, 3. If he see;