EXERCISE I.
State the use of the verbs may, can, must, ought, should and would in the following sentences:—
| 1. | For I can weather the roughest gale, | |
| That ever wind did blow.—Longfellow. | ||
| 2. | She must weep or she will die.—Tennyson. | |
| 3. | We ought to obey God.—Bible. | |
| 4. | And when he next doth ride abroad | |
| May I be there to see!—Cowper. | ||
| 5. | “Please, Brown,” he whispered, “may I wash my face and hands?”—Hughes. | |
| 6. | I would not for the wealth of all the town | |
| Here in my home do him disparagement.—Shakespeare. | ||
| 7. | For men may come and men may go, | |
| But I go on forever.—Tennyson. | ||
| 8. | If a storm should come and wake the deep, | |
| What matter! I shall ride and sleep.—Procter. | ||
| 9. | It may be that Death’s bright angel | |
| Will speak in that chord again, | ||
| It may be that only in Heaven | ||
| I shall hear that grand Amen.—Procter. |
EXERCISE II.
Write sentences containing the following verbs used correctly—can, may, must, ought, should, would. State the use in each case.
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. | |||