108. Unipersonal Verbs.

A Unipersonal Verb is one by which an act or state is asserted independently of any particular subject; as, "It snows;" "It cleared off;" "It behooves us to be careful."

Rem.-Meseems, meseemed, methinks, methought, may be regarded as unipersonal verbs, equivalent to it seems, it seemed to me, I think, I thought.

109. Conjugation.

1. The Conjugation of a verb, is the correct expression, in regular order, of its modes, tenses, voices, persons, and numbers.

2. There are four forms of conjugation: the Regular, the Emphatic, the Progressive, and the Interrogative.

3. The Principal Parts of a verb are the present indicative, the past indicative, and the perfect participle.

4. The Synopsis of a verb 'is its variation in form, through the different modes and tenses, in a single number and person.

110. Conjugation of the Verb "To Be."

Present Perfect, I may, can, or must have been.

Past,

I might, could, would, or should be.

Past Perfect, I might, could, would, or should have been.

REGULAR CONJUGATION.

Note.-Shall, in the first person, and will, in the second and third, future tenses, are used to denote futurity. When will is used in the first person, or shall, in the second or third, determination or necessity is represented.

1. I might have been,
2. Thou mightst have been,
3. He might have been;

1. We might have been,
2. You might have been,
3. They might have been.

Note.—In reviews, use the auxiliary can or must.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

PRESENT TENSE.

2. Be, or do thou be; 2. Be, or do ye or you be.

INFINITIVE MODE.

Present, To be.

Present Perfect, To have been.

PARTICIPLES.

Present, Being. Perfect, Been. Compound, Having been

111. Conjugation of the Verb "To Love."

Present,

POTENTIAL MODE.

I may, can, or must love.

Present Perfect, I may, can, or must have loved.

I might, could, would, or should love.

I might, could, would, or should have loved.