_am_ We _are_
2. [*]Thou _art_ (you _are_) You _are_
3. He _is_ They _are_

[Footnote *: The forms, _thou art, thou wast, thou hast_, etc.,
are the proper forms in the second person singular, but customarily
the forms of the second person plural, _you are, you were, you
have_, etc., are used also in the second person singular. These
distinct second person singular forms will be used throughout the
model conjugations.]

PAST TENSE

1. I _was_ We _were_
2. Thou _wast_ or _wert_ You _were_
3. He _was_ They _were_

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(_Have_ with the past participle, _been_.)

1. I _have been_ We _have been_
2. Thou _hast been_ You _have been_
3. He _has been_ They _have been_

PAST PERFECT TENSE

(_Had_ with the past participle, _been_.)

1. I _had been_ We _had been_
2. Thou _hadst been_ You _had been_
3. He _had been_ They _had been_

FUTURE TENSE

(_Shall_ or _will_ with the present infinitive, _be_.[*])

_Person Singular Number Plural Number_
1. I _shall be_ We _shall be_
2. Thou _shalt be_ You _shall be_
3. He _shall be_ They _shall be_

[Footnote *: To determine when to use _shall_ and when to use _will_
in the future and future perfect tenses, see Sec.Sec. 65, 66, and 67.
In these model conjugations the forms of _shall_ are given with
the future and the forms of _will_ with the future perfect.]

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

(_Shall_ or _will_ with the perfect infinitive, _have been_.[*])

1. I _will have been_ We _will have been_
2. Thou _wilt have been_ You _will have been_
3. He _will have been_ They _will have been_

[Footnote *: See Note under Future Tense.]

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE

(Generally follows _if, though, lest, although_, etc. See Sec.59.)

PRESENT TENSE

1. (If) I _be_ (If) we _be_
2. (If) thou _be_ (If) you _be_
3. (If) he _be_ (If) they _be_

PAST TENSE

1. (If) I _were_ (If) we _were_
2. (If) thou _were_ (If) you _were_
3. (If) he _were_ (If) they _were_

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(_Have_, unchanged, with the past participle, _been_.)

1. (If) I _have been_ (If) we _have been_
2. (If) thou _have bee