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CHAPTER II.--_Conjugation._

93. A Verb is a word which asserts something; as, est, _he is_; amat, _he
loves_. The Inflection of Verbs is called Conjugation.

94. Verbs have Voice, Mood, Tense, Number, and Person:--

1. Two Voices,--Active and Passive.

2. Three Moods,--Indicative, Subjunctive, Imperative.

3. Six Tenses,--

Present, Perfect,
Imperfect, Pluperfect,
Future, Future
Perfect.

But the Subjunctive lacks the Future and Future Perfect; while the
Imperative employs only the Present and Future.

4. Two Numbers,--Singular and Plural.

5. Three Persons,--First, Second, and Third.

95. These make up the so-called _Finite Verb_. Besides this, we have the
following Noun and Adjective Forms:--