ere travelling to
the town when he met them.

The perfect tense refers not only to what is past but also conveys
an allusion to the present time; as, Ahzheh negegezhetoon
nemahzhenahegun, I have finished my letter.

The pluperfect tense represents a thing, not only as past, but also
as prior to some other point of time specified in the sentence;
as, Ahzehnegegezhetonahbun letter chebwabedahgweshing, I had finished
my letter before he arrived.

The first future tense represents the action as yet to come, either
with or without respect to the precise time when; as, Owh kezis
tahbemookahum wahbung, the sun will rise to-morrow.

The second future tense represents a future action that will be
accomplished before another future action; as, Negahwesenenahbun
nahwahquaig, I shall have dined at twelve o'clock.

A Verb is conjugated in the following manner:

TO LOVE.--Indicative Mood.

_Present Tense._

_Sing._ 1. Nezhahwanega, I love.
2. Kezhahwanega, Thou lovest.
3. Zhahwanega, He loves.
_Plur._ 1. Nezhahwanegamin, We love.
2. Kezhahwanegaim, Ye or you love.
3. Zhahwanegawug, They love.

_Imperfect._

_Sing._ 1. Negezhahwanega, I loved.
2. Kegezhahwanega, Thou lovedst.
3. Kezhahwanega, He loved.
_Plur._ 1. Negezhahwanegamin, We loved.
2. Kegezhahwanegaim, Ye or you loved.
3. Kezhawanegawug, They loved.

_Perfect._

_Sing._ 1. Ahzehnegezhahwanega, I have loved.
2. Ahzehkegezhahwanega, Thou hast loved.
3. Ahzehkezhahwanega, He has loved.
_Plur._ 1. Ahzehnegezhahwanegamin, We have loved.
2. Ahzehkegezhahwanegaim, Ye or you have loved.
3. Ahzehkezhahwanegawug, They have loved.

_Pluperfect._

_Sing._ 1. Ahzehnegezhahwaneganahbun, I had loved.
2. Ahzehkegezhahwaneganahbun, Thou hadst loved.
3. Ahzehkezhahwanegabun, He had loved.
_Plur._ 1. Ahzehnegezhawanegaminahbun, We had loved.
2. Ahzehkegezhahwanegamwahbun, You had loved.
3. Ahzehkezhahwanegabahneeg, They had loved.

_First Future._

_Sing._ 1. Negahzhahwanega, I shall or will love.
2. Kegahzhahwanega, Thou shalt or wilt love.
3. Tahzhahwanega, He shall or will love.
_Plur._ 1. Negahzhahwanegamin, We shall or will love.
2. Ke