The Conjugation of a verb, is the regular combination and arrangement of its several numbers, persons, moods, and tenses. The Conjugation of an active verb is styled the ACTIVE VOICE ; and that of a passive verb, the PASSIVE VOICE. An epitome of English grammar; by J.W.R. - Page 36by J. W. R. - 1839 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
| Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1839 - 142 pages
...•'! shall have written," all denote complete, perfect action. OF CONJUGATION. The conjugal ion 2 of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several persons, numbers, modes, and tensea. The Indicative 3 Mode has six tenses, namely, the present, the... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - English language - 1840 - 204 pages
...exercise is called coiyugation : what, then, do you understand by the conjugation of a ver(> ? 218. The conjugation of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several moods, tenses, numbers and persons. 210. Conjugation of the verb LEARN. POTENTIAL MOOD. PRESENT TENSE.... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - English language - 1841 - 202 pages
...somewhat peculiar. Grammatically considered, it refers to the active and passive nature of verbs. 5:it. The CONJUGATION of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several »umbers, persons, moods and tenses. 532. The c'oNJuuATioN of an active verb is styled the ACTIVR VOICE,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1843 - 326 pages
...pageu70—72.—94—96. 98—102^-183—184. SECTION 6. The Conjugation of the auxiliary ntrbt TO HAVE and to BE. THE Conjugation of a verb, is the regular combination...of its several numbers, persons, moods, and tenses. 1 he auxiliary and active verb TO BATE, is conjugated in the following manner. The Conjugation of an... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - English language - 1844 - 234 pages
...VERBS. The CONJUGATION of a verb is the regulai combination and arrangement of its several num. bers, persons, moods, and tenses. The Conjugation of an...voice ; and that of a passive verb, the passive voice. When a verb expresses finished action, it is in the past tense ; as, " This page (the Bible) God /umg>... | |
| Book - 1843 - 154 pages
...arrangement of all its numbers, persons, moods, and tenses. Th? conjugation of an active verb is called the active voice, and that of a passive verb the passive voice. ACTIVE VOICE. Active verbs are called regular, when their imperfect tense and perfect participle, are... | |
| John Millen - English language - 1846 - 134 pages
...my uncle returns. CONJUGATIONS. The Conjugation of a verb is the regular arrangement of its various numbers, persons, moods, and tenses. The Conjugation...and that of a passive verb, The Passive Voice. The verb To LOVE is thus conjugated : — ACTIVE VOICE. DECLARATIVE FORM. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense.... | |
| Peter Bullions - Latin language - 1846 - 354 pages
...those in which the secondary parts are formed from the primary, according to certain rules, § 52. 2. The CONJUGATION of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers and persons. 3. Of regular verbs in Latin, there are four conjugations,... | |
| Peter Bullions - English language - 1846 - 252 pages
...spoken of; as, He writes, they write. §6 and § 15. Obs. 1. § 26. OF THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS. 1. The conjugation of a verb, is the regular combination and arrangement of its several moods, tenses, numbers, and persons. 2. In parsing, a verb is conjugated by giving Its Present, and... | |
| Marin J George de La Voye - 1847 - 714 pages
...the action will be fully accomplished, at or before the time of another future action or event. 100. The Conjugation of a verb is the regular combination and arrangement of its several persons, numbers, moods, and tenses. 101. The Auxiliary Verbs, to Have and to Be, are also Auxiliary... | |
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