A Grammar of the English Tongue - ESL Teachers Board

A Grammar of the English Tongue 37Imperative.Sing. Be thou; let him be; Plur. Let us be; be ye; let them be.Conjunctive. Present.Sing. I be, thou beest, he be; Plur. We be, ye be, they be.Preterit.Sing. I were, thou wert, he were; Plur. We were, ye were, they were.Preterit compound. I have been, &c. Future. I shall have been, &c.Potential.I may or can; would, could, or should be; could, would, or should havebeen, &c.Infinitive.Present. To be. Preterit. To have been. Participle present. Being. Participlepreterit. Having been.Passive Voice. Indicative Mood.I am loved, &c. I was loved, &c. I have been loved, &c.Conjunctive Mood.If I be loved, &c. If I were loved, &c. If I shall have been loved, &c.Potential Mood.I may or can be loved, &c. I might, could, or should be loved, &c. I might,could, or should have been loved, &c.