 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1841 - 202 pagina’s
...find him." " Expected to hare found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...command, must invariably be followed by the present, <iml not the perfect of the infinitive. Every person would perceive an error in this expression —... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Allen Fisk - 1846 - 180 pagina’s
...shall produce some rules on this subject, which we presume will be found perspicuous and accurate. All verbs expressive of HOPE, DESIRE, INTENTION, or...the PRESENT and NOT the PERFECT of the infinitive. 'The last week, I intended to have written,'1 is a very common phrase ; the infinitive mood being in... | |
 | Charles John Smith - 1846 - 102 pagina’s
...infinitive mood, we may observe, that all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command, must be followed by the present and not the perfect of the infinitive. " The last week I intended to have written," is a very common phrase; but it is evidently wrong ; for,... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1847 - 200 pagina’s
...Hnd him." " Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable nuke to grammar and to sense. Indeed, a!l verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention," or command,...of the infinitive. Every person would perceive an ernir in this expression — " It is long since I commanded him to hare done it ;" yet "expected to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1847 - 252 pagina’s
...London, we returned, content and thankful, to our retired and peaceful habitation. Note 1. Allverbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command,...the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. " The last week I intended to have writ, ten ;" it ought to be. " The last week I intended to write."... | |
 | Dyer Hook Sanborn - 1848 - 300 pagina’s
...immediately. Please write soon. 960. All verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or cornmand,must invariably be followed by the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. '' Lnst week I intended to have ivritten." It ought to be, " Last week I intended to write." — Murray.... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 pagina’s
...analogical expression. Expected to have found him is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. Everybody would perceive an error in this expression : " It is long since I commanded him to have done... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1850 - 264 pagina’s
...visited London, we returned, content and thankful, to our retired and peaceful habitation. 1. AUverbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command....the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. '* The last week I intended to have written ;" it ought to be. " The last week I intended to write."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1852 - 272 pagina’s
...to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope,' desire, intention, or command, must invariably he followed by the present, and not the perfect of the...infinitive. Every person would perceive an error in this expression ; " It is long since I commanded him to have done it :" Yet " expected to have found,"... | |
 | 1852 - 688 pagina’s
...the suitable tense. Ex. — I intended to speak, — not to have spoken. KKNNION, p. 118, Rule xiii. All verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or...command, must invariably be followed by the present, not the past, tense of the infinitive. LATHAM, p. 143, § 313. The word u, naturally a conjunction,... | |
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Expected to have found him," is irreconcilable alike to grammar and to sense. Indeed, all verbs expressive of hope, desire, intention, or command, must invariably be followed by the present, and not the perfect of the infinitive. Every person would perceive... 
