The Preterimperfect, Doubtfull, Vnlimited, or Vndetermined tence.
| Io hauéuo. | Nói haueuámo. |
| Tù hauéui. | Vói haueuáte. |
| Lúi hauéua. | Lóro hauéuano. |
Of the vse, and what may be learned by this Tense.
First note, that adding any Participle of what verbe soeuer vnto this tence, you frame the first vncertaine, vndetermined, and very distant Preterpluperfectence of the Indicatiue moode of all Actiue or Transitiue verbes, as for example.
| Io hauéuo magniáto. | Noi haueuámo scrítto. |
| Tù hauéui vedúto. | Voi haueuáte dormíto. |
| Lui hauéua studiáto. | Lóro hauéuano saltáto. |
Secondly note, that this tence of all the verbes of the second, of the third, and of the fourth coniugation, may at the pleasure of the speaker or writer lose and leaue out the last V. in the third persons singular and plurall, as thus, Lui hauéa, Lui scriuéa, Lui dormía, Lóro hauéano, Lóro scriuéano, Lóro dormíano, as also it may lose the last vowell, or O. of the said third persons plurall; for you may also say Lóro hauéan', Lóro scriuéan'. Lóro dormían, &c.
Thirdly note, that all third persons plurall of all Italian verbes must haue the accent placed vpon the last vowell sauing two, as Lóro amáuano, Lóro vedéuano, Lóro scriuéuano, Lóro dormíuano, &c. except that of the future tence of the Indicatiue, where the accent is vpon the last vowell sauing one, by reason of the double Nn. which followes the same, as Lóro ameránno, Lóro vederánno, Lóro scriueránno, Lóro moriránno, &c.
Fourthly note, that knowing the termination of this tence and of this verbe alone, you may therby learne how to frame the doubtfull or vnlimited Preterimperfectence of the Indicatiue moode of all the verbes of the Italian tongue, as for example of the first Coniugation by changing the E. of this verbe Hauére, into A. as thus.
| Io amáuo. | Io saltáuo. | Nói amauámo, or Saltauámo. |
| Tù amáui. | Tù saltáui. | Vói amauáte or saltauáte. |
| Lui amáua. | Lui saltáua. | Lóro amáuano, or saltáuano. |
Of the second and third Coniugation by keeping the very same desinence or termination of this tence, and of this Verbe, as for example.