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单词 imperfect tense
例句 imperfect tense
We went back to diagramming sentences, focusing on the imperfect tenses. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z
Drank, not drunk, is the imperfect tense of drink. Every-Day Errors of Speech
Miss Vincent, manner the imperative mood; self, first person singular; mind, imperfect tense; eyes, positive; voice, in the superlative degree; nose, the interrogative point. The Boarding School Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies.
The imperfect tense of to flee is fled; hence, "He fled the city," etc. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
A suffix and sign of the present and imperfect tenses, p. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1
The imperfect tense denotes past action or event however distant, finished, but without defining the exact time of its completion; as, Oodanongezahbahneeg ahpe naquaskahwod, they were travelling to the town when he met them. Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words
The present tense is lay; the imperfect tense and past participle are laid; and the present participle laying. Every-Day Errors of Speech
But what idea can a person form of an imperfect tense in action. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar.
Formerly the imperfect tense of this verb was gat, which is now obsolete, and the perfect participle was gotten, which, some grammarians say, is growing obsolete. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
As the perfect participle and the imperfect tense of irregular verbs, are sometimes different in their form, care must be taken that they be not indiscriminately used. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
The imperfect tense in French is used to express a future action in past time which does not take place at all. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations
The present tense is lie; the imperfect tense is lay; the past participle is lain; the present participle is lying. Every-Day Errors of Speech
The imperfect tense visited should therefore have been had visited, in the pluperfect tense, representing the action of visiting, not only as past, but also as prior to the time of returning. The Grammar of English Grammars
This confusion in their use is due in some measure, doubtless, to the circumstance that lay appears in both verbs, it being the imperfect tense of to lie. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
It ought to be, "I saw him," according to Note 3, Have saw is also erroneous, the imperfect tense being employed instead of the perfect participle. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
Probably from Oeri, C., friend, comrade,—here a verb in the imperfect tense. The Iroquois Book of Rites
Present tense, raise; imperfect tense and past participle, raised; present participle, raising. Every-Day Errors of Speech
The simple form of the imperfect tense is varied thus:— Singular. The Grammar of English Grammars
The imperfect tense and the perfect participle of the verb to plead are both pleaded and not plead. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
Seen is improper, the perfect participle being used instead of the imperfect tense of the verb. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
"Gonyennetak*an, says the Canienga to the Oneida," B. Konyennetakkwen is properly a verb of the third conjugation, in the imperfect tense, and the 1:2 transition: "I nursed thee as a child." The Iroquois Book of Rites
Present tense, rise; imperfect tense, rose; past participle, risen; present participle, rising. Every-Day Errors of Speech
It is used in the present, and sometimes in the imperfect tense; rarely—and perhaps never properly—in any other. The Grammar of English Grammars
To set; imperfect tense, set; participles, setting, set. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
By defining the present participle in conjunction with the verb, we have an imperfect tense in the expression, were travelling. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
"I have told you, haven't I, that 'I wrote' is the perfect tense, while 'I have written' is the imperfect tense." The Rise of David Levinsky
Present tense, sit; imperfect tense and past participle, sat; present participle, sitting. Every-Day Errors of Speech
Was is an irregular neuter verb, from be, was, being, been; found in the indicative mood, imperfect tense, third person, and singular number. The Grammar of English Grammars
To sit; imperfect tense, sat; participles, sitting, sat. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
Present tense, set; imperfect tense and past participle, set; present participle, setting. Every-Day Errors of Speech
"The perfect participle and imperfect tense ought not to be confounded." The Grammar of English Grammars
It is not uncommon to meet with people that incorrectly use see in the imperfect tense, as: "I see him yesterday," instead of, "I saw him yesterday." Every-Day Errors of Speech
The imperfect tense is that which expresses what took place, or was occurring, in time fully past. The Grammar of English Grammars
Of the two forms—sang and sung—for the imperfect tense of the verb to sing, the former—sang—is to be preferred. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
Webster supposes these words to be equivalent, and each confined to the first and third persons of the present and imperfect tenses of the indicative mood. The Grammar of English Grammars
Attracted is a regular active-transitive verb, from attract, attracted, attracting, attracted; found in the indicative mood, imperfect tense, third person, and singular number. The Grammar of English Grammars
Lighted is preferable to lĭt as the imperfect tense and past participle of light. Every-Day Errors of Speech
The imperfect tense is that which expresses what took place, or was occurring, in time fully past. The Grammar of English Grammars
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