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§85 IMPERSONAL VERBS. 1912. Impersonal verbs, when translated literally into English,,have before <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> neuter pronoun it; as, delectat, "it delights;" decet, " it becomes ;" contingit, " it happens ;" evenit,*' it comes to pass ;" &c. <strong>The</strong>y are inflected thus :1st. Co nj. 2d Conj. 3d Conj. 4th Conj.Ind. Pr. Delectat, Decet, Contingit, Evenit,Imp. Delectabat, Decebat, Contingebat, Evenicbat,Per. Delectavit, Decuit, Contigit, Evenit,Plu. Delectaverat, Decuerat, Contigerat, Evenerat,Fut. Delectabit, Decebit, Continget, Eveniet,F.-P. Delectaverit. Decuerit. Contigerit. EveneritSub. Pr. Delectet, Deceat, Contingat, Eveniat,Imp Delectaret, Deceret, Contingeret, Eveniret,Per. Delectaverit, Decuerit, Contigerit, Evenerit,Plu. Delectavisset Decuisset. Contigisset. Evenisset.Inf. Pr. Delectare, Decere, Contingere, Evenire,Per. Delectavisse. Decuisse. Contigisse. Evenisse.3. Most <strong>Latin</strong> verbs may be used impersonally in <strong>the</strong> pas-especially intransitive verbs, which o<strong>the</strong>rwise havesive voice,no passive; as, pugnatur, / " it is fought;" favetur, "it isfavored;" curritur, "it is run;" venltur, "it is come;" frompitgno, faveo, curro, and venio. Thus,Ind.Pr.Imp.Per.Plu.Fut.F.-P.Sub. Pr.Imp.Per.Plu.Inf.1stConj.Pugnatur,Pugnabatur,Pugnatum est, 1Pugnatum erat, 2Pugnabitur,Pugnatum erit. 3Pugnetur,Pugnaretur,Pugnatum sit, 3Pugnatum esset. 4Pr. Pugnari,Per. Pugnatum esse, 5Fut. Pugnatum iri.2dConj.3d Cor.j.Favetur, Curritur,Favebatur, Currebatur,Fautum est, 1 Cursum est, 1Fautum erat, 2 Cursum erat, 2Favebitur, Curretur,Fautmn erit. 34th Conj.Venitur,Cursum erit. 3Veniebatur,Ventum est, 1Ventum erat, 2Venietur,Ventum erit. 3Faveatur, Curratur, Veniatur,Faveretur, Curreretur, Veniretur,Fautum sit, 3 Cursum sit, 3 Ventum sit. 3Fautum esset. 4 Cursum esset. 4 Ventum esset. 4Faveri,Curri,Fautum esse, 5 Cursum esse, 5Fautum iri. Cursum iri.Venlri,Ventum esse, 5Ventum iri.4. Grammarians reckon only ten real impersonal verbs, andall in <strong>the</strong> second conjugation ; namely,Decet, decuit, etc.,LTbet, libuit or libitum est,

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