moods, will be manifest from the following exampled. "John will have earned his wages the next new-year's day," is a simple declaration, and therefore in the indicative mood: "If he shall have finished his work when the bell rings, he will be entitled to the reward," is conditional and contingent, and is therefore in the subjunctive mood.

We shall conclude these detached observations, with one remark which may be useful to the young scholar, namely, that as the indicative mood is converted into the subjunctive, by the expression of a condition, motive, wish, supposition, &c. being superadded to it; so the potential mood may, in like manner, be turned into the subjunctive; as will be seen in the following examples: "If I could deceive him, I should abhor it ;” « Though he should increase in wealth, he would not be charitable ;"" Even in prosperity he would gain no esteem, unless he should conduct himself better."

The auxiliary and neuter verb To be, is conjugafed as follows:

2. Thou mayst or canst be. 2. Ye or you may or can be. 3. They may or can be.

3. He may or can be.

The remaining tenses of this mood are, in general, similar to the correspondent tenses of the Indicative mood. See pa ges 82, 94, 95, and the notes under the nineteenth rule of Syntax.

SECTION 7. The Auxiliary Verbs conjugated in their simple form; with observations on their peculiar nature and force.

THE learner will perceive that the preceding auxiliary verbs, to have and to be, could not be conjugated through all the moods and tenses, without the help of other auxiliary verbs; namely, may, can, will, shall, and their variations. That auxiliary verbs, in their simple state, and unassisted by others, are of a very limited extent; and that they are chiefly useful in the aid which they afford in conjugating the principal verbs; will clearly appear to the scholar, by a distinct conjugation of each of them, uncombined with any other. They are exhibited for his inspection; not to be committed to memory.

Sing. 1. I was.

TO BE.

3. He hath or has. 3. They have.

3. He had.
3. They had.

I had had, &c.

Perfect. Had.

Present Tense.

2. Thou art.

2. Ye or you are.

Imperfect Tense.

2. Thou wast.

3. He is.
3. They are.

3. He was.

Plur. 1. We were. 2. Ye or you were. 3. They were.

Sing. 1. I would.

3. He should.

Ye or you should. 3. They should.

WILL.

Present Tense.
2. Thou wilt.

2. Ye or you will.
2. Ye or you will.

Imperfect Tense.

2. Thou wouldst.

3. He will.

3. They will

3. He would.

Plur. 1. We would. 2. Ye or you would. 3. They would.

Sing. 1. I might.

2. Ye or you may. 3. They may.

Imperfect Tense.

2. Thou mightst.

3. He might.

Plur. 1. We might. 2. Ye or you might. 3. They might.

Plur. 1. We could. 2. Ye or you could. 3. They could.

*Shall is here properly used in the present tense, having the same anal ogy to should that can has to could, may to might, and will to would.