OPTATIVE OF SUBJUCTIVE MOOD. Prefent Tenfe. May. Plur. che noi amiamo that we may love che voi amiáte that ye may love ch'eglino ámino, that they may love. Imperfect Terfe I. Should, would, &c. Sing. ameréi that Ifhould, &c. love amerésti that thou shouldft, &c. love amerébbe, that he fhould, &c. love Plur. Note, The Gerunds of Verbs are rendered by the Infinitive Mood, with di, nel, col, a, da, per, or other Article before them, See Ch. IV. Rule 16. &r. Gerunds also are sometimes taken in an absolute Sense; as, avendo a scrivere, having occafion to write. 6 сом COMPOUND TENSES. ΤΗ HE Compound Tenfes of this and other Verbs, are formed as in English and French, that is, by bringing the Tenfes of the Auxiliary Verb Havare to have, to the Participle Common of other Verbs, as is before obferved in this Grammar, Page 39, and in my Rules for the French Tongue. Example, Prefent Ho amato I have loved, &c. Imperfect Havevo amato I had loved, &c. Haverò amato Ifhall, or will have loved. Future And the like, in other Compound Tenfes, formed of this Verbs Havere, and the Participle Paffive or Common. The Verbs in are, are all conjugated alike, except four, that is, andare, dare, fare, ftare, of which hereafter. Note alfo, That the Auxiliary Verb Hà I have, forms the Compound Tenfes of the Active Voice, and Sone I am, with the Participle Common, forms the Paffive Voice of Verbs. Second OPTATIVE or SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Prefent Tenfe. May. Sing. Ch'io creda that I may believe che tu creda thou may'ft believe Plur. che noi crediamo che voi crediáte you may believe ch'eglino crédano Imperfect I. Should, would. Ifhould believe we may believe they may believe. Sing. Crederéi crederéfti thou shouldft believe crederebbe, or, he should believe |