son spoken of; as, " IVill he hazard his life for the safety of his friend?" 66 In the subjunctive mood, shall, in all the persors, denotes mere futurity; as, If thy brother shal trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault." Will, on the contrary, is potential in its signification, having respect to the will of the agent or subject; as, "If he will strive to improve, he shall be duly rewarded." ON IRREGULAR VERBS. The following list comprises nearly all the simple irregular verbs in our language. When more forms than one are used in the past tense, or perfect participle, that which stands first is to be preferred. Compound verbs [except welcome and behave, which are regular] are conjugated like the simple verbs, from which they are formed; as, foresee, foresaw, foreseen. Hang, to take away life by hanging, is regular; as, das departed, and went and hanged himself." 11318 |