A Short System of English Grammar / For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759)

by Henry Bate

Of the Auxiliary VERBS.

The auxiliary Verbs are only two, to Have and to Be; which cannot be conjugated without the auxiliary Signs, and without the reciprocal Assistance of each other.

To HAVE.

Indicative MOOD.

Present Tense.

Sing. I have; thou hast; he hath, or has. Plur. We have; ye have; they have.

Preterimperfect Tense.

Sing. I had; thou hadst; he had. Plur. We had; ye had; they had.

Preterperfect Tense.

Sing. I have had; thou hast had; he hath, or has had. Plur. We have had; ye have had; they have had.