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ETYl\10LOGY-VERB-CONJUGATION. 91
EXERCISES, NO. IV.
PAaSING.
In tbe preceding exercises (No. III.) parse each word in order; the
noun, as directed (182); the article, as directed (194); the at.!jective, as
directed (225); the pronouu, as directed (253), and the verb, as directed
(491 or 496). Or, more fully, as an occasional exercise (492 or 497),
tbus ;-
" Loves "-a verb, because it expresses an act, viz., of hc.
tj'(tll~iti('c, because it has an object, 'Its (498).
reg1da,",-its past,tense and past participle end ill fd ;
conjugated, lure, lowl, lo!'cd.
l))'esent, because the act takes place in prese',d time.
indicati ce,-it declares the fact simply.
third pl:l'son,-its subject he is spoke'//. of.
sin~/Hla/',-it asserts of but one.
]l\egati;ve form of the Verb.
499. The verb is made to deny, by placing the word not after the
simple form; as, .. Thou lovest not;" and between tbe auxiliary and
the verb in the compound form; as, " I do not love." When two auxiliaries
are used, it is placed between them; aR, .. I would not have loved."
500. Iu the infinitive and participle~, the negative is put first; 8S,
"Not to love "_u Not loving "-" Not loved:'
501. The simple form is seldom used with the nf'gatil"e. In the present
nnd past tenses, the compound or emphatio forID is more common. The
fullowing synopsis will ehow the maDnel' of using the negati\'e ;-
INDICATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT. 1. I do not love. 2. Thou dost not love, &c.
PRES-PERF. 1. I have not loved. 2. Thou hast not loved, &c.
PAST. 1. I did not love, 2. Thou didst not love, &c.
PAST-PERF. 1. I had not loved. 2. Thou hadst not loved, &e.
FUTURE. 1. I will not love. 2. Thou wilt not love, &c.
FUT.-PERF. 1. I shall not have 2. Thou shalt not have loved,
loved.
&c.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT. 1. I can not love. 2. Thou dost not love, &c.
PRES.-PERF. 1. I may not have ~. Thou mayst not have loved,
loved.
&c.
PAST. 1. I might not love. 2. Thou mightst 110t love, &c.
PAST-PERF. 1. I might not have 2, Thou mightst not have loved,
loved.
&c.