age, written or spoken.

Conjugation of the regular verb =to love=.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

_Singular_ _Plural_

I _love_ We _love_
Present tense Thou _lovest_ You _love_
He, she, or it _loves_ They _love_

I _loved_ We _loved_
Past tense Thou _lovedst_ You _loved_
He, she, or it _loved_ They _loved_

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

_Love._

INFINITIVE MOOD.

_To love._

PARTICIPLES.

Present, _Loving_
Past, _Loved_

The irregular verb =to have=, is thus conjugated.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

I _have_ We _have_
Present tense Thou _hast_ You _have_
He _has_ They _have_

I _had_ We _had_
Past tense Thou _hadst_ You _had_
He _had_ They _had_

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

_Have._

INFINITIVE MOOD.

_To have._

PARTICIPLES.

Present, _Having_
Past, _Had_

The irregular verb =to be=, stands thus:

INDICATIVE MOOD.

I _am_ We _are_
Present tense Thou _art_ You _are_
He _is_ They _are_

I _was_ We _were_
Past tense Thou _wast_ You _were_
He _was_ They _were_

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

_Be._

INFINITIVE MOOD.

_To be._

PARTICIPLES.

Present, _Being_
Past, _Been_

These examples will suffice to give you an idea of the ease and
simplicity of the construction of verbs, and by a comparison with old
systems, you can, for yourselves, determine the superiority of the
principles we advocate. The above tabular views present every form which
the verb assumes, and every position in which it is found. In use,
these words are frequently compounded together;[18] but with a
knowledge of the above principles, and the _meaning_ of the words--a
most essential consideration--you will always be able to analyze any
sentence, and parse it correctly. I have not time to enlarge on this
point, to show how words are connected together. Nor do I think