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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ... DEFECTIVE VERBS. 248. A Defective Verb is one that is not used in all the Moods and Tenses; as, must, ought, &c. Auxiliary Verbs 249. An Auxiliary Verb is one which helps to form the Moods and Tenses of other verbs. 250. The auxiliary verbs are. Shall, May, Can, Must, Be, Do, Have, and Will. Note 1.--Be, do, have, and will are also used as principal verbs. Note 2.--These are called Auxiliary, or helping verbs, because by their help the other verbs form most of their moods and tenses. (See Appendix 20.) 251. Be, do, have, and sometimes will, are also used as principal verbs; as, they may be here; they do nothing; they have nothing; they will it to be so. As principal verbs, they have all the moods and tenses which other verbs have. 252. Be, as an Auxiliary, is used in all its moods, tenses, numbers, and persons, in forming the passive voice of other verbs; as, I am loved, I was loved, I have been loved, &c. 253. Have, do, will, shall, may, can, as Auxiliaries, are used in only two forms, and must in only one form, viz.: Present. Have, do, will, shall, can, may, must Past. Had, did, would, should, could, might, f 254. These forms taken by themselves may be considered as the Present and Past, but they do not always form the present and past when in combination with the other Auxiliaries or with the principal verb. 255. Shall, may, can, and must are defective, having only the tenses given above, and are never used except as Auxiliaries. CONJUGATION. 256. The Conjugation of a verb is the regular arrangement of its voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons. Conjugation of the verb To Be. INDICATIVE MOOD. Singular. I am. Thou art. Ha is. Singular. I was. Thou wast. He was. Singular. I have been. Thou hast been. He has been. Singular. I had...