Grammar-Land (Yesterday's Classics) by Nesbitt M. L

Author:Nesbitt, M. L. [Nesbitt, M. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599153322
Publisher: Yesterday's Classics
Published: 2010-11-11T16:03:16.454000+00:00

Present Tense.

I am an Englishman merry and bold,

Thou art a foreigner out in the cold,

He is a beggar-man hungry and old;

We are not happy to see you out there,

You are too snug and warm ever to care,

They are at home with us now, I declare."

"That will do," interrupted the Judge; "we do not want to hear any more to-day. Another day I shall want to know what you mean by calling the verses Present Tense, Past Tense, and Future Tense—why you have just six of your words in each tense,—and whether other verbs can be conjugated in the same way."

"I can answer at once that they can, my lord," said Dr. Verb. "Indeed, very few verbs change as much as the verb to be, so that they are all easier to conjugate; as, I have, thou hast, he has; we have, you have, they have. I live, thou livest, he lives; we live, you live, they live."

"Enough for to-day, Dr. Verb," interrupted the Judge once more; "we will hear about them next time. Meanwhile, as we shall have further examination of this verb to be, I should like my friends in Schoolroom-shire to make a copy of it, to bring with them. I shall also request them to find out all the verbs in the following verses:—

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