Manuductio: or, a leading of children by the hand through the principles of grammar. / By Ja: Shirley.

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Title
Manuductio: or, a leading of children by the hand through the principles of grammar. / By Ja: Shirley.
Author
Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
Publication
London :: Printed for Richard Lowndes, at the White-Lion in S. Pauls Church-yard,
1660.
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Subject terms
Latin language -- Grammar
English language -- Grammar
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"Manuductio: or, a leading of children by the hand through the principles of grammar. / By Ja: Shirley." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93172.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.

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Possum, potes, potui, posse to may or can.

Indicative Mood.
Present tense.
S.
  • Possum I can or may
  • potes thou canst or may'st
  • potest he can or may
P.
  • possumus we can or may
  • potestis ye can
  • possunt they can
Preterimperfect tense.
S.
  • Poteram I could
  • poteras thou couldest
  • poterat he could
pl,
  • poteramus we could
  • poteratis ye could
  • poterant they could
Preterperfect tense.
Sing.
  • Potui I could
  • potuisti thou couldst
  • potuit he could
Pl.
  • potuimus we could
  • potuistis ye could
  • potuerunt vel ere they could
Preterpluperfect tense.
  • ...I could.
  • S. Potueram, ras, rat,
  • Pl. Ramas, ratis, rant.
Future tense.
  • ...I shall be able.
  • S. Potero, ris, rit.
  • Pl. rimus, ritis, rint.

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Subjunctive Mood.
Present tense.
  • ...I may or can
  • Sing. Possim, sis, sit.
  • Pl. Simus, sitis, sint.
Preterimperfect tense.
  • ...I might or could.
  • S. Possem, ses, set.
  • Pl. Semus, setis, sent.
Preterpluperfect tense.
  • ...I could.
  • S. Potuerim, ris, rit.
  • Pl. rimus, ritis, rint,
Preterpluperfect tense.
  • ...I had been able.
  • S. Potuissem, ses, set.
  • Pl. Semus, setis, sent.
Future tense.
  • ...I shall be able.
  • S. Potuero, eris, erit.
  • Pl. Erimus, eritis, erint.
Infinitive.
Present and preterimperfect tense.

Posse to be able.

Preterperfect and pluperfect tense.

Potuisse to have or had been able.

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