The Class and Home-lesson Book of English GrammarLondon, 1871 - 72 pages |
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... MOODS . 122. - The Mood shows the mode or manner in which the action represented by the verb is done . 123. - There is really but one mood in English of any importance , which calls for lengthy notice . It is called the Indicative . 124 ...
... MOODS . 122. - The Mood shows the mode or manner in which the action represented by the verb is done . 123. - There is really but one mood in English of any importance , which calls for lengthy notice . It is called the Indicative . 124 ...
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... mood commands or entreats ; as , do this ; give it me ; come here . 127. - The Subjunctive mood represents a thing under a condition , motive , or wish , and is commonly formed by prefixing if ; as , ( If ) I come ; ( If ) I be praised ...
... mood commands or entreats ; as , do this ; give it me ; come here . 127. - The Subjunctive mood represents a thing under a condition , motive , or wish , and is commonly formed by prefixing if ; as , ( If ) I come ; ( If ) I be praised ...
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... mood or tense . " 140. The auxiliary verbs are , be , do , have , shall , will , may , can , let , and must , & c . 141. - The arrangement of a verb to show its different moods , tenses , numbers , and persons is called its conju ...
... mood or tense . " 140. The auxiliary verbs are , be , do , have , shall , will , may , can , let , and must , & c . 141. - The arrangement of a verb to show its different moods , tenses , numbers , and persons is called its conju ...
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... per- ere ; They will see noticed that shall In the 3rd person In the 1st person In the 2nd and 3rd be a shower before To Love . D. Plur . e . you love . ve . Plur . ed . ou loved . SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD . PRESENT TENSE . Sing . 1st Per. ved .
... per- ere ; They will see noticed that shall In the 3rd person In the 1st person In the 2nd and 3rd be a shower before To Love . D. Plur . e . you love . ve . Plur . ed . ou loved . SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD . PRESENT TENSE . Sing . 1st Per. ved .
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... MOOD . Sing . Plur . 2nd Per . Be , or be thou . Be , or be ye or you . INFINITIVE MOOD . Be , or To Be . Imperfect . Being . PARTICIPLES . Perfect . Been . 144. - Conjugation of the verb To Have . INDICATIVE MOOD . PRESENT TENSE . Sing ...
... MOOD . Sing . Plur . 2nd Per . Be , or be thou . Be , or be ye or you . INFINITIVE MOOD . Be , or To Be . Imperfect . Being . PARTICIPLES . Perfect . Been . 144. - Conjugation of the verb To Have . INDICATIVE MOOD . PRESENT TENSE . Sing ...
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2nd If thou 2nd Thou shalt A. H. MONTEITH adjectives adverb AHN'S FIRST FRENCH apposition auxiliary verbs called co-ordinative conjunctions command Common noun comparative and superlative compound sentence Definite article degrees of comparison English English language EXERCISE feminine gender following sentences FRENCH COURSE FUTURE TENSE German Give examples governed grammar gular number Hecuba hit the table horse IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD INTERJECTION intransitive John hit kinds language letters London meaning neuter gender nominative noun or pronoun objective Parse past tense perfect participle perfect tenses person or thing Plur plural number possessive predicate prefixes preposition PRESENT TENSE Price 6d qualifying QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION relative pronoun signifying simple sentences Sing singular number sometimes speech spoken Strongly bound SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD syllables SYNTAX T. J. ALLMAN tell thee third person tive transitive verb twenty Nouns vowels words Write out twenty دو وو
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