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N U M B E R.

How many numbers of verbs are there? Two. Which? Singular, which is uttered singularly: as "I read." Plural, which is uttered plurally: as "we read."

C O N J U G A T I O N.

What is a conjugation? The declension of a verb.

How many conjugations are there in a verb? Four. Which? First, second, third, fourth.

Which is the first? That which in the indicative mood, in the present tense, in the singular number, in the second person of the active and neutral verb, has "a" lengthened before the last letter, "s": as "I love," "you love": "I stand," "you stand." In the passive, however, common, and deponent, before the last syllable "ris": as "I am loved," "you are loved": "I exhort," "you exhort": "I struggle," "you struggle." And the future tense of the same mood sends the syllable "bo" and "bor": as "I love," "I will love": "I am loved," "I will be loved": "I exhort," "I will exhort": "I struggle," "I will struggle."

Which is the second? That which in the indicative mood, in the present tense, in the singular number, in the second person of the active and neutral verb, has "e" lengthened before the last letter, "s": as "I teach," "you teach": "I sit," "you sit." In the passive, however, common, and deponent, before the last syllable "ris": as "I am taught," "you are taught": "I pity," "you pity." And the future tense of the same mood sends the syllable "bo" and "bor": as "I teach," "I will teach": "I am taught," "I will be taught": "I pity," "I will pity."

Which is the third? That which in the indicative mood in the present tense, in the singular number, in the second person of the active and neutral verb, has "i" shortened before the last letter "s": as "I read," "you read": "I run," "you run." In the passive, however, common, and deponent, before the last syllable "ris," has "e" shortened: as "I am read," "you are read": "I speak," "you speak." And the future tense of the same mood sends the syllable "am" and "ar": as "I read," "I will read": "I am read," "I will be read": "I speak," "I will speak."

Which is the fourth? That which in the indicative mood, in the present tense, in the singular number, in the second person of the active and neutral verb, has "i" lengthened before the last letter "s": as "I hear," "you hear": "I am hungry," "you are hungry." In the passive, however, common, and deponent, before the last syllable "ris": as "I am heard," "you are heard": "I bestow," "you bestow": "I rise," "you rise." And the future tense, of the same mood, sends the syllable "am" and "ar": as "I hear," "I will hear": "I am heard," "I will be heard": "I bestow," "I will bestow": "I rise," "I will rise." Sometimes the fourth conjugation future tense sends not only in "am" and "ar," but also in "bo" sometimes.