| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present.. | [If, though, lest, etc.] | he be chosen. |
| Present definite. | " | None. |
| Past. | " | he were chosen (or were to be chosen). |
| Past definite. | " | he were being chosen. |
| Present perfect. | " | he have been chosen. |
| Present perfect definite. | " | None. |
| Past Perfect. | " | he had been chosen. |
| Past perfect definite. | " | None. |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| Present tense. | (2d per.) | Be chosen. |
Also, in affirmative sentences, the indicative present and past tenses have emphatic forms made up of do and did with the infinitive or simple form; as, "He does strike," "He did strike."
[Note to Teacher.—This table is not to be learned now; if learned at all, it should be as practice work on strong and weak verb forms. Exercises should be given, however, to bring up sentences containing such of these conjugation forms as the pupil will find readily in literature.]
VERBS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO FORM.
Kinds.
244. According to form, verbs are strong or weak.
Definition.
A strong verb forms its past tense by changing the vowel of the present tense form, but adds no ending; as, run, ran; drive, drove.
A weak verb always adds an ending to the present to form the past tense, and may or may not change the vowel: as, beg, begged; lay, laid; sleep, slept; catch, caught.