THIRD EXAMPLE.
The irregular neuter verb BE, conjugated affirmatively.
PRINCIPAL PARTS.
Present. Preterit. Imp. Participle. Perf. Participle.
Be. Was. Being. Been.
INFINITIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE. To be.
PERFECT TENSE. To have been.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I am, 1. We are, 2. Thou art, 2. You are, 3. He is; 3. They are.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I was, 1. We were, 2. Thou wast, (or wert,)[262] 2. You were, 3. He was; 3. They were.
PERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I have been, 1. We have been, 2. Thou hast been, 2. You have been, 3. He has been; 3. They have been.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I had been, 1. We had been, 2. Thou hadst been, 2. You had been, 3. He had been; 3. They had been.
FIRST-FUTURE TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I shall be, 1. We shall be, 2. Thou wilt be, 2. You will be, 3. He will be; 3. They will be.
SECOND-FUTURE TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I shall have been, 1. We shall have been, 2. Thou wilt have been, 2. You will have been, 3. He will have been; 3. They will have been.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I may be, 1. We may be, 2. Thou mayst be, 2. You may be, 3. He may be, 3. They may be.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I might be, 1. We might be, 2. Thou mightst be, 2. You might be, 3. He might be; 3. They might be.
PERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I may have been, 1. We may have been, 2. Thou mayst have been, 2. You may have been, 3. He may have been; 3. They may have been.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
Singular. Plural.
1. I might have been, 1. We might have been, 2. Thou mightst have been, 2. You might have been, 3. He might have been; 3. They might have been.
