n_ (If) you _have been_
3. (If) he _have been_ (If) they _have been_
PAST PERFECT TENSE
(_Had_, unchanged, with the past participle, _been_.)
_Person Singular Number Plural Number_
1. (If) I _had been_ (If) we _had been_
2. (If) thou _had been_ (If) you _had been_
3. (If) he _had been_ (If) they _had been_
FUTURE TENSE
(_Shall_ or _will_, unchanged, with present infinitive _be_.[*])
[Footnote *: See Note to Future Indicative.]
1. (If) I _shall be_ (If) we _shall be_
2. (If) thou _shall be_ (If) you _shall be_
3. (If) he _shall be_ (If) they _shall be_
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
(_Shall_ or _will_, unchanged, with the perfect infinitive, _have
been_.*)
1. (If) I _shall have been_ (If) we _shall have been_
2. (If) thou _shall have been_ (If) you _shall have been_
3. (If) he _shall have been_ (If) they _shall have been_
POTENTIAL MODE[*]
[Footnote *: The distinct potential mode is no longer used by many
authorities on grammar, and the potential forms are regarded as
of the indicative mode. It has, however, been thought best to use
it in these model conjugations.
As to when to use the different auxiliaries of the potential mode
see Sec.Sec. 68 and 69. The conjugation with _must_ (or _ought to_) is
sometimes called the OBLIGATIVE MODE. The conjugation with _should_
or _would_ is sometimes called the CONDITIONAL MODE.]
PRESENT TENSE
(_May, can_, or _must_, with the present infinitive, _be_.)
1. I _may, can_, or _must be_ We _may, can_, or _must be_
2. Thou _mayst, canst_, or _must be_ You _may, can_, or _must be_
3. He _may, can_, or _must be_ They _may, can_, or _must be_
PAST TENSE
(_Might, could, would_, or _should_, with the present infinitive,
_be_.)
_Person Singular Number Plural Number_
1. I _might, could, would_, or We _might, could, would_, or
_should be_ _should be_
2. Thou _mightst, couldst,_ You _might, could, would,_ or
_wouldst,_ or _shouldst be_ _should be_
3. He _might, could, would,_ They _might, could, would,_ or
or _should be_ _should be_
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
(_May, can_, or _must_, with the perfect infinitive, _have been_.
For forms substitute _have been_ for _be_ in the present potential.)
PAST PERFECT TENSE
(_Might, could, w
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