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SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

Singular. Plural. 1. If I   be,                    1. If we  be, 2. If thou be,                   2. If you be, 3. If he  be;                    3. If they be.

IMPERFECT TENSE.

Singular. Plural. 1. If I   were,[263]               1. If we  were, 2. If thou were, or wert,[264]  2. If you were, 3. If he  were;                  If they were.

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT TENSE.

Singular. 2. Be [thou,]        or Do thou be; Plural. 2. Be [ye or you,] or Do you be.

PARTICIPLES.

1. The Imperfect. 2. The Perfect. 3. The Preperfect. Being. Been. Having been.

FAMILIAR FORM WITH 'THOU.'

NOTE.--In the familiar style, the second person singular of this verb, is usually and more properly formed thus: IND. Thou art, Thou was, Thou hast been, Thou had been, Thou shall or will be, Thou shall or will have been. POT. Thou may, can, or must be; Thou might, could, would, or should be; Thou may, can, or must have been; Thou might, could, would, or should have been. SUBJ. If thou be, If thou were. IMP. Be [thou,] or Do thou be.