English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools

by G. H. Armstrong

LESSON XLIX.

CONJUGATION TO DENOTE THE TIME OR TENSE OF AN ACTION OF THE VERB PRAISE.

ACTIVE VOICE.—INDICATIVE MODE.

		PRESENT TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I praise,		1. We praise,
	2. Thou praisest,		2. You praise,
	3. He praises.		3. They praise.

		PRESENT
		PERFECT TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I have praised,		1. We have praised,
	2. Thou hast praised,		2. You have praised,
	3. He has praised.		3. They have praised.

		PAST TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I praised,		1. We praised,
	2. Thou praisedst,		2. You praised,
	3. He praised.		3. They praised.

	PAST
	PERFECT TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. I had praised,		1. We had praised,
2. Thou hadst praised,		2. You had praised,
3. He had praised.		3. They had praised.

		FUTURE TENSE.
		(Denoting Future Action.)
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I shall praise,		1. We shall praise,
	2. Thou wilt praise,		2. You will praise,
	3. He will praise.		3. They will praise.

		FUTURE TENSE.
		(Denoting a Promise
		or Determination.)
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I will praise,		1. We will praise,
	2. Thou shalt praise,		2. You shall praise,
	3. He shall praise.		3. They shall praise.

	FUTURE
	PERFECT TENSE.
	(Denoting Future Action.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I shall have praised,		1. We shall have praised,
2. Thou wilt have praised,		2. You will have praised,
3. He will have praised.		3. They will have praised.

	FUTURE
	PERFECT TENSE.
	(Denoting a Promise
	or Determination.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I will have praised,		1. We will have praised,
2. Thou shalt have praised,		2. You shall have praised,
3. He shall have praised.		3. They shall have praised.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE.

		PRESENT TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. (If) I praise,		1. (If) we praise,
	2. (If) thou praise,		2. (If) you praise,
	3. (If) he praise.		3. (If) they praise.

		PAST TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. (If) I praised,		1. (If) we praised,
	2. (If) thou praised,		2. (If) you praised,
	3. (If) he praised.		3. (If) they praised.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

		PRESENT TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	Praise (thou).		Praise (ye or you).

		INFINITIVES.
	Present.		Perfect.
	(To) praise,		(To) have praised,
	Praising.		Having praised.

		PARTICIPLES.
	Present or Imperfect.		Present Perfect or Perfect.
	Praising.		Having praised.

PASSIVE VOICE.

The passive forms of a transitive verb are made by the aid of the auxiliary be.

INDICATIVE MODE.

		PRESENT TENSE.
	Singular.		Plural.
	1. I am praised,		1. We are praised,
	2. Thou art praised,		2. You are praised,
	3. He is praised.		3. They are praised.

	PRESENT
	PERFECT TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. I have been praised,		1. We have been praised,
2. Thou hast been praised,		2. You have been praised,
3. He has been praised.		3. They have been praised.

	PAST TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. I was praised,		1. We were praised,
2. Thou wast praised,		2. You were praised,
3. He was praised.		3. They were praised.

	PAST
	PERFECT TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. I had been praised,		1. We had been praised,
2. Thou hadst been praised,		2. You had been praised,
3. He had been praised.		3. They had been praised.

	FUTURE TENSE.
	(Denoting Future Action.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I shall be praised,		1. We shall be praised,
2. Thou wilt be praised,		2. You will be praised,
3. He will be praised.		3. They will be praised.

	FUTURE TENSE.
	(Denoting a Promise
	or Determination.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I will be praised, etc.		1. We will be praised, etc.

	FUTURE
	PERFECT TENSE.
	(Denoting Future Action.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I shall have been praised,		1. We shall have been praised,
etc.		etc.

	FUTURE
	PERFECT TENSE.
	(Denoting a Promise
	or Determination.)
Singular.		Plural.
1. I will have been praised,		1. We will have been praised,
etc.		etc.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE.

	PRESENT TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. (If) I be praised,		1. (If) we be praised,
2. (If) thou be praised,		2. (If) you be praised,
3. (If) he be praised.		3. (If) they be praised.

	PAST TENSE.
Singular.		Plural.
1. (If) I were praised,		1. (If) we were praised,
2. (If) thou were praised,		2. (If) you were praised,
3. (If) he were praised.		3. (If) they were praised.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

	PRESENT TENSE.
	Be (thou) praised.

		INFINITIVES.
	Present.		Perfect.
	(To) be praised,		(To) have been praised,
	Being praised.		Having been praised.

		PARTICIPLES.
	Present or Imperfect.		Perfect or Present Perfect.
	Being praised.		Praised or Having been praised.

PROGRESSIVE FORMS OF THE VERB PRAISE.

INDICATIVE MODE.

	Present Tense.	Present Perfect Tense.
	I am praising, etc.	I have been praising, etc.
	Past Tense.	Past Perfect Tense.
	I was praising, etc.	I had been praising, etc.
	Future Tense.	Future Perfect Tense.
	I shall be praising, etc.	I shall have been praising, etc.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE.

	Present Tense.	Past Tense.
	(If) I be praising, etc.	(If) I were praising, etc.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

	Present Tense.
	Be (thou) praising.

INFINITIVES.

	Present.	Perfect.
	(To) be praising.	(To) have been praising,
		Having been praising.

PARTICIPLES.

Present or Imperfect.	Perfect or Present Perfect.
Praising.	Having been praising.

EXERCISE I.

Fully conjugate the verb freeze in both voices.

EXERCISE II.

Write out the progressive forms of the verb sing.

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