PRESENT TENSE; BUT SIGN OF THE INDICATIVE PERFECT.
Sing. I have, thou hast, he has; Plur. We have, you have, they have.
IMPERFECT TENSE; BUT SIGN OF THE INDICATIVE PLUPERFECT.
Sing. I had, thou hadst, he had; Plur. We had, you had, they had.
SHALL AND WILL.
These auxiliaries have distinct meanings, and, as signs of the future, they are interchanged thus:
PRESENT TENSE; BUT SIGNS OF THE INDICATIVE FIRST-FUTURE.
1. Simply to express a future action or event:—
Sing. I shall, thou wilt, he will; Plur. We shall, you will, they will.
2. To express a promise, command, or threat:—