 Of the Tenses. TENSE, being the distinction of time, might seem to admit only of the present, past, and future; b.ut to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT, the IMPERFECT, the PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, and...  English Grammar, with an Improved Syntax - Page 52by J. M. Putnam - 1831 - 162 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...time, might seem to admit only of the present, past, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT,...PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, and the FIRST and SECOND FUTURE TENSES. The Present Tense represents an action or event as passing at the time in which it is mentioned... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...only of the prefent, part, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to confift of fix variations, viz. the PRESENT, the IMPERFECT, the PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, and the FIRST and SECOND FUTURE TENSES. The Prefent Tenfe reprefents an action or event as paffing at the time in which it is mentioned... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...seem to admit only of the present, past, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it is made ta consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT, the IMPERFECT, the PERFECT, the PLUPER.FECT, and the TIRST and SECOND FUTURE TENSES*/The Present Tense represents an action or ever.-. as passing at the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 80 pages
...only of the prefent, paft, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to confift of fix variations, viz. the PRESENT, the IMPERFECT, the PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, and the 2IRST and SECOND FUTURE. . - . i8 ENGLISH GRAMMAR. The Prefent Tenfe reprefents an a&ion or •vent... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...time, might seem to admit only of the present, past, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT,...PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, 'and the FIRST and SECOND FUTURE TENSES. The present Tense represents an action or event as passmg at the time in which it is mentioned... | |
 | James Gilchrist - English language - 1816 - 296 pages
...time, might seem to admit only of the present, past and future; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations, viz. the Present,...Perfect, the Pluperfect and the First and Second Future Tenses." The reader will observe, that all this superfluity of technical inanity is for the sake of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 356 pages
...time, might seem to admit only of the present, past, and future; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT,...IMPERFECT, the PERFECT, the PLUPERFECT, and the FIRST and 1ECOND FUTURE TENSES. The Present Tense represents an action or event, as passing at the time in which... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 320 pages
...time, might seem to admit only of the present, past, and future ; but to mark it more accurately, it' is made to consist of six variations, viz. the PRESENT*, the IMPERFECT, the PER- . FECT, the PLUPERFECT, and the FIRST and SECOND 'FUTURE TENSES. The Present Tense represent?... | |
 | Albert Picket - Spellers - 1819 - 258 pages
...The natural divisions of time are the present, past, and future; but to mark it more accurately, it is made to consist of six variations : viz. the present, the imperfect, the perfect, the pluperfect, the first and second fulure. The present tense represents OB action or event as now passing ; as, I... | |
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