Perfect. Had.

Present. Having.
Compound Perfect. Having had.

Participles.

Auxiliary Verbs.

Auxiliaries, or helping verbs, are those, by the help of which the English verbs are principally conjugated. They are, do, be, have, shall, will, may, can, with their variations; and let and must, which, as auxiliaries, have no variation. Let, as a principal verb, has lettest and letteth.

Singular.

The principal auxiliaries, or those which are most used, and capable of the greatest variations, are, be and have. But these, as may be seen in the foregoing display of them, cannot be conjugated throughout all their moods and tenses, without the help of other auxiliary verbs, viz. may, can, &c. with their variations. Auxiliaries in their simple state, are of a very limited extent, as will appear from a distinct conjugation of them. In their simple form, uncombined with any other, they are conjugated as follows:

To Be.

Present Tense.

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1. I am.

2. Thou art, or you are.

3. He is.

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Plural.

1. We are.

2. Ye or you are.
3. They are.

Singular.

Plural.

1. I was.

1. We were.

2. Thou wast, or you 2. Ye or you were.

were.

3. He was.

Imperfect Tense.

Singular.

3. They were.

To Have.

Present Tense.

Plural

Singular. 1. I have.

1. We have.

2. Thou hast or you 2. Ye or you have.

have.

3. He hath or has.

Perfect. Been.

3. He had:

Perfect. I have had, &c.

Present. Having.

Imperfect Tense.

Plural.

Singular. 1. I had.

1. We had.

2. Thou hadst, or you . Ye or you had. had.

3. They have.

1. I shall.

2. Thou shalt, or you 3. He shall.

[shall.

Participles.

Shall.*

Present Tense.

Plural

1. We shall

2. Ye or you shalf.
3. They shall.

*Shall and will, though generally the signs of the future, may sometimes be considered in the present tense, potential mood; having the same analogy to should and would, that can has to could, or may to might; as, He shall obey me at all times: Some people will never assist the poor.

Plural.

Singular. 1. 1 should.

1. We should.

2. Thou shouldst or you 2. Ye or you should.

should.

3. He should.

Singular.

Imperfect Tense.

Plural.

1. I will.

1. We will.

2. Thou wilt, or you 2. Ye or you will.

will.

3. He will.

3. He

Will.

Present Tense.

may.

3. They should.

Singular. 1. I may

2. Thou mayst, or you

may.

Plural.

Singular. M. I would.

1. We would.

2. Thou wouldst, or you 2. Ye or you would.

would.

3. He would.

Imperfect Tense.

3. They will.

Singular. 1. I might. 2. Thou mightst, or you might. 3. He might.

May.

Present Tense.

3. They would.

Plural.

1. We may.

2. Ye or you may.

3. They may.

Imperfect Tense.

Plural.

1. We might.
2. Ye or you might.

3. They might.

Singular.

Plural.

1. I can.

1. We can.

2. Thou canst, or you 2. Ye or you can.

can.

3. He can.

Can.

Present Tense.

Singular.

3. They can.

Imperfect Tense.

Plural.

Singular. 1. I could.

1. We could.

2. Thou couldst, or you 2. Ye or you could.

could.

3. He could.

3. They could.

To Do.

Present Tense.

Singular. 1. I did.

2. Thou didst, or you
did.
3. He did.

Plural.

1. I do.

1. We do.

2. Thou dost, or you do. 2. Ye or you do. 3. He doth or does.

3. They do.

Imperfect Tense.

Plural.

1. We Jid.
2. Ye or you did.

3. They did.

Participles.

Present. Doing.

Perfect. Done.

The verbs have, be, will, and do, when they are unconnected with a principal verb, expres sed or understood, are not auxiliaries, but principal verbs; as, We have enough: I am grate

ful He wills it to be so: They do as they please. In this view they also have their auxiliaries; as, I shall have enough; I will be grateful, &c.

The peculiar force of the several auxilia ries will appear from the following account of them:

Do and did mark the action itself, or the, time of it, with greater energy and positiveness; as, I do speak truth: I did respect him Here am I, for thou didst call me. They are of great use in negative sentences; as, I do not fear; I did not write. They are almost universally employed in asking questions; as, Does he learn? Did he not write? They sometimes also supply the place of another verb, and make the repetition of it in the same or the subsequent sentence, unnecessary; as, You attend not to your studies as he does, (i. e.. as he attends) I shall come if I can; but if I do not, please to excuse me; (i. e. if I come not.)

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Let not only expresses permission, but en treating, exhorting, commanding; as, Let us know the truth: Let me die the death of the righteous Let not thy heart be too much elated with success: Let thy inclination submit to thy duty.

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May and might express the possibility or liberty of doing a thing can and could, the power; as, It may rain: I may write or read: He might have improved more than he has

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