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.

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_