English Grammar in Familiar Lectures / Accompanied by a compendium, embracing a new systematic order of parsing, a new system of punctuation, exercises in false syntax, and a system of philosophical grammar, in notes, to which are added an appendix and a key to the exercises : designed for the use of schools and private learners

by Samuel Kirkham

Most of the auxiliary verbs are defective in conjugation; that is, they are used only in some of the moods and tenses; and when unconnected with principal verbs, they are conjugated in the following manner:

MAY.

Pres. Tense	Sing.	I may, thou mayst, he may.
	Plur.	We may, ye or you may, they may.

Imperf. Tense.	Sing.	I might, thou mightst, he might.
	Plur.	We might, ye or you might, they might.

CAN.

Pres. Tense.	Sing.	I can, thou canst, he can.
	Plur.	We can, ye or you can, they can.
Imperf. Tense.	Sing.	I could, thou couldst, he could.
	Plur.	We could, ye or you could, they could.

WILL.

Pres. Tense.	Sing.	I will, thou wilt, he will.
	Plur.	We will, ye or you will, they will.
Imperf. Tense.	Sing.	I would, thou wouldst, he would.
	Plur.	We would, ye or you would, they would.

SHALL.

Pres. Tense.	Sing.	I shall, thou shalt, he shall.
	Plur.	We shall, ye or you shall, they shall.
Imperf. Tense.	Sing.	I should, thou shouldst, he should.
	Plur.	We should, ye or you should, they should.