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—90 THE VERB.—MOODS. § 42precor quod bene vertat; "do it," fac ut facias; "let me do it," sine utfaciam,possum, clebeo, &c, thus :We will go,They will not go,I may come,I can read,rIre volumus.Ire nolunt.Mihi venire licetLegere possum.Legere debes.Thou shouldst read, •] Tibi legendum est.It might have been done, \'Te legere oportet.{absolutely and sometimes >• Fieri potuit.contingently.) )148.— Obs. 8. The future indicative is frequently used mdependent and hypothetical clauses, and consequently in asubjunctive sense ; as, si jubebis faciam, " if you order me, Iwill do it;" equivalent to sijubeas, &c.149.—III. The Imperative Mood commands,exhorts, entreats, or permits ;as, scribe, " writethou ;" ito, " let him go.' 7150.— Obs. 9. The present subjunctive is very often usedinstead of th> imperative, especially in forbidding, after ns,