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 to play. by fire. All the by me, but now by Mr. Wisegood. Dr. Worthy The wretched and distressed That beautiful building classes in this school by rich and poor. Mary. The window brother's arm A. sent to me R. sent Jessie's doll 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, Present-Do, have, shall, will, may, can, am, must. Past-Did, had, should, would, might, could, was, must. EXERCISE. Insert auxiliaries in the spaces. Papa said we go. I You surely write to me. do so to please him. I call for to-morcomfort us under trials. It is well go to a throne for support. It not refuse to assist the never be refused. poor, if we We 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, And you were sleeping - John and you, Insert Verbs in the Progressive Form in these spaces. James is -ing 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. Fill up spaces in Passive-Progressive Form. finished. The organ in the fitted up. A compromise made by the four great Powers. Peace is again This book City Hall 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 I do so love the sunny skies, And James's soft and mild blue eyes, leave me for half-an-hour, I implore you. There is no occasion to deny the offence, for I know you comImitted it. John dislike his Latin very much; but I hope he may persevere at it. 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. |