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CHAP. V.

Of a VER B.

HAT is a Verb?

A. A Verb is a Part of Speech that betokeneth Being; as, I live: Doing; as, I love: Or fuffering; as, I am loved.

Q. How many kinds of Verbs are there?

A. Three: Active, Paffive, and Neuter.
Q. What is a Verb Active ?

A. A Verb Active, is a Verb that denoteth Action; but in fuch a manner as to admit after it the Accufative Cafe of the Thing it acts upon; as, I love him.

Q. What is a Verb Paffive?

A. A Verb Paffive betokeneth Suffering; as, I am loved. Q. What is a Verb Neuter?

A. A Verb Neuter fignifies the State or Being, and fometimes the Action of a Perfon or Thing, but has no Noun after it to denote the Subject of Action.

Q How many different Ways is a Verb Neuter express'd? A. Two Ways: fometimes actively; as, I fight; and fometimes paffively; as, I am fick.

Q. How many Things belong to a Verb?

A. Four: Mood, Tenfe, Number and Perfon.

Of the MoOD S.

Q. What is a Mood?

A. 'Tis the Manner by which a Verb fhews its Signification. Q. How many Moods are there?

A. Six: The Indicative, the Imperative, the Optative, the Potential, the Subjunctive, and the Infinitive.

Q. Hoay are thefe Moods known?

A. 1. The Indicative Mood directly declareth a Thing true or faise; as, I read; or else asketh a Question; as, Do I read?

2. The Imperative Mood biddeth or commandeth; as, read thou

3. The Optative Mood wifheth or defireth; as, 1 wifk I could read.

4. The Potential Mood fheweth Power or the want of it; and is known by these Signs, may, can, might, would, should, could, or ought; as, I can work or play just as I please: John would play but his Mafter will not let him.

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5. The Subjunctive Mood is Conditional, having always a Conjunction joined to it; as, When I can love; or, if I may read.

6. The Infinitive Mood affirmeth nothing, but fignifieth indefinitely; having neither Number, nor Perfon, nor Nominative Cafe before it; and it is commonly known by this Sigu to before it; as, To love.

Q. Of what do Moods confift? 4. Of Tenfes.

Of the TENSES.

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There is also another Division of Time after this Manner: The Preterperfect Tenfe is fubdivided into the Preterimperfect Tenfe, or the Time not perfectly paft; and the Preterpluperfect Tenfe, or the Time long past.

And to these may be added, what the Greeks call a Second Future.

Q. How is the Present Tense known?

A. It is known by the Signs, do, doft, does, doth, and fpeaketh of an Action now a-doing but not finished; as, I do read, that is, I have not yet done reading.

Q. How is the Preterperfect Tense known?

A. It is known by these Signs, have, haft, bath, and has, and fpeaketh of the Time perfectly paft, and of the Action finished without regard to any thing elfe; as, I have read, or quite done reading

Q. How is the Preterimperfect Tenfe known?

A. By the Signs did and didft, and speaketh of the Time paft, but fhews that fomething was then a-doing but not finished at that Time which we fpeak of; as, I did read while you was at play.

Q. How is the Preterpluperfect Tense known?

A. By the Signs had and hadft, and fpeaketh also of the Time paft, but fhews that fomething had been done before another Thing that was done and past ; as, I had read an House before I wrote my Exercife.

Q. How is the first Future Tenfe known?

A. The first Future Tenfe is known by the Signs ball and will; and fpeaketh of a fhort Space of Time to come; as, I will read prefently. You fhall write to-morrow.

Q. How is the second Future Tense known?

A. The fecond Future Tenfe is known by the Signs hall or will hereafter, and speaketh of a long Space of Time to come; as, I fhall read hereafter.

Of the Number of VERB S.

Q. How many Numbers are there in Verbs?
A. Two: the Singular and the Plural.

Q. How do you know the Number of the Verb?
A. By the Number of its Nominative Cafe.

Q. Have all Verbs Numbers?

A. All, but Verbs of the Infinitive Mood, which have no Number, because they admit of no Nominative Case.

Of the Perfon of VERB S.

Q. How are Verbs otherwife divided?
A. Into Perfonais and Imperfonals.

Q. What is a Verb Perfonal?

A. Any Verb that will admit the Pronouns, I, thou, he, she, or their Plurals, We, ye, or they before it.

Q. What is a Verb Imperfonal?

A. It is an abfolute Verb, which hath only one Perfon; and therefore can only admit of the Pronoun It before it; as, It raineth: It freezeth: It is hot: It is cold.

Q. How many kinds of Imperfonals are there?

A. Two, Active; as, It rains: Paffive; as, It is avarm.

Of the helping VERBS.

Q. What is a helping Verb?

A. It is a Verb that is prefixt to another Verb, to denote or fignify the Time, or the Mood, or the Manner of the Verb. Q. Which are the helping Verbs ?

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A. Do, doft, does, doth, did, didft, have, haft, has, bath, had, hadft, avill, wilt, fhall, fait, may, may'ft, can, canft, might, mighteft, would, would' ft, fhould, should ft, could, could't, ought, oughteft, let, am, are, is, was, were, been and be.

See the Formation of Verbs both personal and impersonal. thro' Mond and Tenfe, in the several Pages following.

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Of the Formation of the Verb Alive, To educate. Q. Conjugate the Verb Active Educate, through Mood and

Tenfe.

A.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

Prefent Tenfe.

Sing. I educate or do educate; thou educateft or doft educate; от you educate or do educate; he educateth, educates, or doth or does educate. Plur. We educate or do educate; ye or you educate or do educate; they educate or do educate.

Preterperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I have educated; thou haft or you have educated; he hath or has educated. Plur. We have educated; ye or you have educated; they have educated.

Preterimperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I educated or did educate; thou educatedft or didft educate, or you educated or did educate; he educated or did educate. Plur. We educated or did educate; ye or you educated or did educate; they educated or did educate.

Preterpluperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I had educated; thou hadit or you had educated; he had educated. Plur. We had educated; ye or you had educated; they had educated,

Firft Future Tense:

Sing. I fall or will educate; thou shalt or wilt, or you fhall or will-educate; he shall or will educate. Plur. We fhall or will educate; ye or you fhall or will educate; they fhall or will educate.

Second Future Tenfe.

Sing. I fhall or will educate hereafter; thou fhalt or wilt, ez you shall or will educate hereafter; he fhall or will educate hereafter. Plur. We fhall or will educate hereafter; ye or you fhall or will educate hereafter; they fhall or will educate hereafter.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

Sing. Educate thou; let him educate, Plur. Let us educate ; educate ye; let them educate.

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POTENTIAL MO O D.

Prefent Tenfe.

Sing. I may or can educate; thou mayeft or canft, or you may or can educate; he may or can educate. Plur. We may or can educate; ye or you may or can educate; they may or Can educate.

Preterperfed Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could have educated; thou mighteft or couldit, or you might or could have educated; he might or could have educated. Plur. We might or could have educated; ye or you might or could have educated; they might or could have educated.

Preterimperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could educate; thou mighteft or couldf or you might or could educate; he might or could educate. Plur. We might or could educate; ye or you might or could educate; they might or could educate.

Preterpluperfect Tenfe.

Sing. I might or could have had educated; thou mighteft or couldft, or you might or could have had educated; he might or could have had educated. Plur. We might or could have had educated; ye or you might or could have had educated; hey might or could have had educated.

Firft Future Tenfe is wanting.

Second Future Tenfe.

Sing. I may or can educate bereafter; thou mayeft or canft or you may or can educate hereafter; he may or can educate hereafter. Plur. We may or can educate hereafter; ye or you may or can educate hereafter; they may or can educate hereafter.

The Optative Mood is made by prefixing an Adverb of wishing to the Potential Mood; as, O that I might educats! &c. The Subjunctive Mood is made by prefixing a Conjun&ion to the Potential Mood; as, If I could educate, &c.

INFINITIVE MOOD.

Prefent Tenfe, to educate.

Preterperfect Tenje, to have educated.

Preterimperfect Tenfe,

Preterpluperfeci Tenfe, and

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First Future Tenje,

Second Future Tenfe, to educate hereafter.

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