2. Thou mayst or canst, &c, or you may or

loved.

3. He may or can have been loved.

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can have been 3. They may or can have been loved.

2.

Singular.

1. I might, co'ld, wo'ld, 1. or should have been loved.

2. Thou mightst, &c. 2. or you might, could, would, or

Plural.

We may or can have been loved.

Pluperfect Tense.

3. He might, could,

would, or should
have been loved.

Ye or you may or can have been loved.

Singular. 1. If I am loved. 2. If thou art loved, or if you are loved.

3. If he is loved.

should have been 3. They might, could,

loved.

would, or should have been loved.

Plural.

We might, co'ld, wo'ld, or should have been loved

Ye or you might, could, would, or should have been loved.

Subjunctive Mood.

Present Tense.-First Form

Plural.

1. If we are loved.
2. If ye or you are loved.
3. If they are loved.

Present Tense.-Third Form.

Singular.

Plural.

1. If I were loved.

1. If we were loved.

2. If thou wert loved, 2. If ye or you were lov

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or if you were
loved,

ed.
3. If they were loved.

3. If he were loved.

The remaining tenses of the subjunctive mood are in every respect similar to the correspondent tenses of the indicative mood, with the exception before made. See page 61.

Infinitive Mood.

Present Tense.

To be loved.

Perfect Tense.

To have been loved.

Participles.
Being loved.

Loved.

Having been loved.

Present,

Perfect or passive.
Compound perfect.

H

OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

Irregular verbs are of various sorts:

1. Such as have the present and imperfect tenses and perfect participle the same; as,

Present.

Perfect Participle.

Cost,

Cost.

Put,

Put.

Present.

Abide,
Sell,

2. Such as have the imperfect tense and perfect participle the same; as,

Present.

Arise,

Blow,

Imperfect.

Cost,

Put,

Present.

Abide,

Am,

Arise,
Awake,

Imperfect.
Abode,

Sold,

3. Such as have the imperfect tense and perfect participle different; as,

Imperfect.

Arose,

Blew,

Perfect Participle.

Abode.

Sold.

Many verbs become irregular by contrac tion; as feed, fed; leave, left: others by the termination en; as, fall, fell, fallen; others change some of the letters and terminate in ght; as, buy, bought; teach, taught, &c.

The following list of the irregular verbs. will, it is presumed, be found both comprehensive and accurate:

Imperfect.

abode,

was,

arose,
awoke, R.

Perfect Participle.

Arisen.

Blown.

Perfect or Past Part:

abode.

been.

arisen,
awaked.

Blow,

Break,

Breed,

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began,

bent,
bereft, R.
besought,

bid, bade,
bound,

bit,

bied,

blew,

broke,

bred,

brought,

built,

burst

bought,

cast,

caught,
chid,

chose,

R.

Bring,

Build,

Burst,

Buy,

Cast,
Catch,

Chide,
Choose,
Cleave,to stick
or adhere.

Cleave, to split, clove, or cleft, cleft, cloven.

Cling,

clung.

clung,
clothed,

Clotbe,

clad, R.

come.

cost.

Come,

Cost,

Crow,

Creep,
Cul,
Dare to venture,durst,

came,

cost,

crew, R.

crept,

cut,

Perfect or Past Part.

born.

borne.

beaten, or beat.

begun.

bent.

bereft, R.

besought.
bidden, bid.
bound.

bitten, bit.

bled.

blown.

broken.

bred.

brought.

built.

burst.

bought,

cast.

caught.

chidden, chid.

chosen.

crowed.

crept.

cut.

dared.

* Gotten is nearly obsolete. Its compound forgotten is still in good use.