Practical Grammar and Composition Part 25

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 --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 been_ (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 ---- 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 subst.i.tute _have been_ for _be_ in the present potential.)

PAST PERFECT TENSE

(_Might, could, would_, or _should_, with the perfect infinitive _have been_. For forms subst.i.tute _have been_ for _be_ in the past potential.)

IMPERATIVE MODE[*]

[Footnote *: The imperative is the same in both singular and plural.]

_Be_

INFINITIVE MODE

PRESENT TENSE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE _To be To have been_

PARTICIPLES

PRESENT TENSE PERFECT TENSE _Being Having been_

GERUNDS

(Same as participles)

CONJUGATION OF TO SEE

PRINc.i.p.aL PARTS: SEE, SAW, SEEN

INDICATIVE MODE

PRESENT TENSE--ACTIVE VOICE