Now for your Maiesties more facility, and to know certainly what verbes of the second or third coniugation varie in this tence, I haue throughout my Dictionarie set downe next to all Infinitiues, the first person singular of this tence, as also all the participles, because they are somewhat irregular and variable, as I will shew when I come to speake of them which I haue done for the ease of such as delight in the tongue, and haue not readily Italians by to aske, or good Grammarians at hand to resolue them. As for the verbes of the first and fourth coniugations, they are almost all regular in this tence, and who knowes one, may say he knowes all, except foure of the first, and some few of the fourth; which I will note when I come to speak of irregular verbes. Of which I will say more then euer yet was said of any other.
The second, certaine, neare, or determined Preterperfect tence.
| Io hò hauúto. | Nói habbiámo hauúto. |
| Tù hái hauúto. | Vói hauéte hauúto. |
| Lúi hà hauúto. | Lóro hánno hauúto. |
Of the vse, and what may be learn't by this tence.
The chiefe thing that is to be noted in this tence is this; The first, or (as I may rightly call it) distant, vncertaine, or vndertermined Preterperfect tence, Hẻbbi, or that of any other verbe, is most commonly vsed (or at least should be) in speaking of times or things gone or past, and that ended their time the present morning, wherein you speak of them.
And this second, certaine, nearer, or determined Preterperfect tence is euer vsed (or should be vsed) in speaking of times or things, hauing relation vnto, or ended in the day present, and wherein you speake: and therefore doe I call it nearer and certaine. As for example, if you demaund of me, Quándo hauéte vedúto il tále? When saw you such a one? If I saw him this day, I must answere, Io l'hò vedúto hoggi. But if I saw him at any other time before, I must say, Io lo víddi l'áltro giórno, &c. And looke what is said of this tence of Hauére, the same may be said of the same tence of all other verbes, wherein English men erre so much; but indeed they may be excused, because they neuer yet saw Grammar that shewed the difference betweene them: for most make them indifferently all one.
The first, vncertaine, very distant, or vnderdetmined preterpluperfect tence.
| Io hauéuo hauúto. | Nói haueuámo hauúto. |
| Tù hauéui hauúto. | Vói haueuáte hauúto. |
| Lúi hauéua hauúto. | Lóro hauéuano hauúto. |