Insert in the following spaces Verbs belonging to the INDICATIVE MOOD of the Verb To Be.

PRESENT TENSE.

Dr. B. may call, but I

You

ten years old this day.

James

not quite sure.
He a good boy.

kind to him, for which I thank you. Why

they so long here? We very fond of oysters. Thugs Indian robbers. Grapes

anxious for a holiday.

I

and answerer of prayer.

seven days in the week.

Thou

refreshing. the hearer

not so happy now as you once were.

PAST TENSE.

We

most impatient for the post.
My nephew

old man when he died.
summer. Рара - very fond of him.
you pleased with the singing last night? I
gratified. All the friends I appreciate
on the Continent; and I

They

sorry to leave them. delighted with the scenery on the Rhine. happy yesterday when I heard of Helen's

I

recovery. The crisis is past, but we

many days that her life at stake.

afraid for

FUTURE TENSE.

John has arrived from India, and

morrow.

How delightful it

news. If you are careless I you. I

here to

to hear all the

displeased with

grieved if you compel me to punish

successful in life,

forgetful of Him who says blessed." I hope

- avoided. Brother Jonaready to help us if that is requisite.

EXERCISE.

Insert Verbs in the following spaces from the Perfect, Past Perfect, and Future Perfect of the INDICATIVE MOOD of the Verb To Be.

You

PERFECT TENSE.

He

de

long in answering my letter. so busy that he could not attend to my sire; but he has promised to send me a likeness which long looked for. It

finished these

The weather appears settled now, but it changeable these two months. Many people complaining of late. Fever, however,

prevalent here.

not

very

here, my

brother might have been alive." All the magistrates in attendance when her Majesty was expected. better for me if I

Job

never

says: "It
born." It would be well with us if we could be

now what we will wish we

when we come

to die.

FUTURE PERFECT.

When my fortieth year is completed I

here twenty years. When this generation arrives

at maturity we old folks

where all is

forgotten. If we make ourselves useful to the rising

generation we

EXERCISES.

serviceable in our day.

To what Tense and Mood do the following Verbs belong?

Am, is, art, wast, I was, they were, we are, thou art, thou hast been, has been, we were, wert, you have been, she has been.

I shall be, thou shalt be, we will be, wilt be, be, they shall be, it will be, thou wilt be, wilt have been, we have been, they will have been, we shall have been, had been, thou hadst been.

I can be, thou mayst be, canst be, she may be, you may be, he must be, they should be, it could be, wouldst be, thou couldst be, he may have been, must have been, wast, thou wast, we may be.

We may have been, mayst have been, can have been, I might have been, thou couldst have been, if I be, if thou wert, if we were, be thou, we are, we were, we should have been.

Be thou, be, to be, being, having been, to have been, been, be ye, if I am, if you be, if you are, if we are.

EXERCISE,

Insert verbs from the Imperative and Infinitive

mood:

:

Do

good?

cautious. Would you like

a good child, and God will love you.

obedient to your parents, and

your younger brothers and sisters.

PASSIVE FORM OF A VERB.

Now since you know the verb to be,
And say it all so readily,
Passive I'll show to you.
The verb to be, with transitive,
(Neuter and active you perceive,)
Make passive voice-these two.

You'll conjugate this verb all through,
But for a moment, ere you do,
Observe this "I was fined."
I was is past of verb to be,

Then fined is past of fine, you see,
And passive-when combined.

The passive's followed oft with by,
He was informed by somebody,
I was hurt by a log.

Dear James is loved by young and old,
And we were grieved by being told
He was bit by a dog.

patient to