Plural.

1. We were loved.

2. You were loved.
3. They were loved.

NOTE. The Passive Verb is conjugated throughout the same as the Verb To Be, adding, loved, amused, or the past of any other Active Verb.

EXERCISE.

Insert Passive Verbs in the following spaces.

The organist in St. Jude's chapel That beautiful building

classes in this school

now

to play.

by fire. All the

by me,

by Mr. Wisegood. Dr. Worthy

but

by rich and poor. The wretched and distressed by his charity. Jessie's doll

Mary. The window
brother's arm

A. sent to me
R. sent

to

by a stone. My by a fall. The basket Mrs. with fruit. The apples Mrs.

into a pie. The children

to school at nine A.M., and

P.M. The prize

from it at three from you and given

to Mary.

This watch

to me on my birthto me by my

AUXILIARY VERBS.

Some verbs we call auxiliaries,

Which just means helping verbs-for these
Help all the other ones.

Thus, can love, shall love, may love you,

Or could come, should come, might come too-
Then do come for this once.

Present-Do, have, shall, will, may, can, am, must.

Past-Did, had, should, would, might, could, was,

must.

row. Grace

do so to please him.

call for to-mor

when we

comfort us under trials. It is well

go to a throne for support. It

never be refused.

poor, if we

We

not refuse to assist the

do so conscientiously, but we

just as well as generous.

THE VERB TO BE-PROGRESSIVE FORM.

be

When the Verb To Be is conjugated with the present participle of another Verb behind it, it is then called the PROGRESSIVE FORM.

Progressive Form, it would appear,

Means something going on, my dear—

Thus, I am weeping now.

And you were sleeping-John and you,
While now you're singing, dancing too,
And romping down below.

James ising at present. I am

-ing in the meantime ; but at this time to-morrow I shall be Steamboats are every half-hour. Omnibuses, too,

are and repassing constantly. The rivers are

with trouts.

steam.

He is

the whole machinery by

EXERCISE.

This book

City Hall

Fill up spaces in Passive-Progressive Form.

made by the four great Powers. Peace is again

finished. The organ in the

fitted up. A compromise

restored to Europe. Bibles are

sent to

China. The gospel

diffused over the whole

world.

EMPHATIC FORM OF A VERB.

In order to make a Verb more emphatic we use do and did thus, I do love, or I do wish.

Now if you wish to put a stress
Then use this little emphasis,
I do love-yes, I do.

I do so love the sunny skies,

And James's soft and mild blue eyes,

And once I did love you.

leave me for half-an-hour, I implore you. There

is no occasion to deny the offence, for I know you committed it. John dislike his Latin very much; hope he may persevere at it. I

but I

sire much that you would give up that habit.

de

There is a Passive Voice given to the Progressive Form; thus, in stating what is going on, we say-The house is being built. My cloak is being altered. A church is being erected. The coach is being driven by John. This book is being made by me.