"An early rising man." "The newly risen sun."

The participle in _ing_ is frequently used as a substantive and
consequently is equivalent to an infinitive; thus, "To rise early is
healthful" and "Rising early is healthful" are the same.

The principal parts of a verb are the Present Indicative, Past Indicative
and Past Participle; as:

Love Loved Loved

Sometimes one or more of these parts are wanting, and then the verb is
said to be defective.


Present Past Passive Participle

Can Could (Wanting)
May Might "
Shall Should "
Will Would "
Ought Ought "


Verbs may also be divided into _principal_ and _auxiliary_. A _principal_
verb is that without which a sentence or clause can contain no assertion
or affirmation. An _auxiliary_ is a verb joined to the root or participles
of a principal verb to express time and manner with greater precision
than can be done by the tenses and moods in their simple form. Thus, the
sentence, "I am writing an exercise; when I shall have finished it I