Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...wants to buy them. She buys them. THE PRESENT TENSE INDICATIVE OF REGULAR VERBS Verbs ending in ar in the Infinitive. 293. a. Infinitive, comprar, to buy 1st per. compro I buy Singular per compra buys; he, she, or it buys; you2 buy Plural IIsi Per' comPramos we buy 3dper. compran buy; they or you buy b. Note that compr, of the infinitive comprar, is the steni of the verb, and that ar is the infinitive ending. Note also the endings: --f 1st person 0 (3d person a (1st person amos 3d person an Singular' Plural i See 295. 2 The pronouns and verb forms of the second person (the familiar style of address) are omitted. In conventional style the third person replaces the second (282, notes). These endings are used with all regular verbs that end in ar in the infinitive (20). 294. Observe that mos, as a verb ending, always means we. Examples: tenemos, estamos, pagamos, mean, we have, we are, and we pay, respectively. Negative, Interrogative, and Emphatic Sentences 295. Caution. Do, does, did, don't, etc., are often not translated. Note the following sentences: -- Compra usted carne? (lit., Buy you meat?) Do you buy meat? Compradla pescado? (lit., Buys she fish?) Does she buy fish? No llevo la leche acasa. I don't carry the milk home. Verbs Ending in er and ir in the Infinitive 296. Infinitive, comer, to eat 1stper. como I eat 3d per. come eats; he, she, or it eats; you eat r 1st per. comemos we eat (3d per. comen eat; they or you eat Note that com, of the infinitive comer, is the stem of the verb, and that er is the infinitive ending. The endings are 0, e, emos, and en. Plural 297. Infinitive, vivir, to live 1st per. vivo I live 3d per. vive lives; he, she, or it lives; you live 1st per. vivimos we live 3d per. viven live; they..."
