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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