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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.