The formation of the Future Indefinite in the Past.

1. The Future Indefinite in the Past is formed by means of the auxiliary verbs should, and would and the infinitive without to of the notional verb.

Should is used for the first person singular and plural.

Would is used for the second and the third person singular and plural.

2. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I should work He would work She would work We should work You would work They would work	Should I work? Would he work? Would she work? Should we work? Would you work? Would they work?	I should not work He would not work She would not work We should not work You would not work They would not work

3. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I’d work

He’d work

The contracted negative forms are:

I shouldn’t work

He wouldn’t work

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

{Should I not work?

Shouldn’t I work?

{Would he not work?

Wouldn’t he work?

The use of the Future Indefinite in the Past.

The Future Indefinite in the Past denotes an action which was future from the point of view of the past.

I was sure he would agreewith me.

(For detailed treatment see Chapter XVIII.)

THE CONTINUOUS FORM

The Continuous form denotes an action in progress at the present moment or at a given moment in the past or future. It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the required tense and Participle I of the notional verb.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The formation of the Present Continuous.

1. The Present Continuous is formed by means of the Present Indefinite of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb. (On the formation of Participle I see Chapter VIII, § 3.)

2. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I am reading He is reading She is reading We are reading You are reading They are reading	Am I reading? Is he reading? Is she reading? Are we reading? Are you reading? Are they reading?	I am not reading He is not reading She is not reading We are not reading You are not reading They are not reading

3. The contracted affirmative forms are:

I’m reading

She’s reading

We’re reading

The contracted negative forms are:

She isn’t reading

We aren’t reading

4. The negative-interrogative forms are:

Am I not reading?

{Is she not reading?

Isn’t she reading?

{Are you not reading?

Aren’t you reading?

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