Conjugation Of The Verb Be. Indicative Mode

Present Tense

SINGULAR

plural

1.

I am happy.

We are happy.

2.

Thou art happy. You are happy.

You are happy.

3.

He is happy.

They are happy.

Past Tense

1.

I was happy.

We were happy.

2.

Thou wast happy. You were happy.

You were happy.

3.

He was happy.

They were happy.

Future Tense

1.

I shall be happy.

We shall be happy.

2.

Thou wilt be happy. You will be happy.

You will be happy.

3.

He will be happy.

They will be happy.

Present Perfect Tense

1.

I have been happy.

We have been happy.

2.

Thou hast been happy.

You have been happy.

You have been happy.

3.

He has been happy.

They have been happy.

Past Perfect Tense

singular

PLURAL

1.

I had been happy.

We had been happy.

2.

Thou hadst been happy. You had been happy.

You had been happy.

3.

He had been happy.

They had been happy.

Future Perfect Tense

1.

I shall have been happy.

We shall have been happy.

2.

Thou wilt have been happy. You will have been happy.

You will have been happy.

3.

He will have been happy.

They will have been happy.

Subjunctive Mode

(Often found in conditional clauses).

Present Tense

1.

I be happy.

We be happy.

2.

Thou be happy. You be happy.

You be happy.

3.

He be happy.

They be happy.

Past Tense

1.

I were happy.

We were happy.

2.

Thou wert happy. You were happy.

You were happy.

3.

He were happy.

They were happy.

Present Perfect Tense

1.

I have been happy.

We have been happy.

2.

Thou hast been happy. You have been happy.

You have been happy.

3.

He have been happy.

They have been happy.

Note. - Notice that the third singular, present subjunctive of the verb have differs from the corresponding indicative.

Past Perfect Tense

SINGULAR

PLURAL

1.

I had been happy.

We had been happy.

. 2.

Thou hadst been happy. You had been happy.

You had been happy.

3.

He had been happy.

They had been happy.

Imperative Mode

Present Tense

2. Be happy.

Be happy.

Verbals

Infin.

be.

Pr. Part.

being.

Past Part.

been.

Gerund

being.

Verbal Phrases

Infin. Ph.

have been.

Pr. Part. Ph.

having been.

Past Part. Ph.

Gerund Ph.

having been.

Synopsis Of The Weak Verb Praise In The First Person And Singular Number. Active Voice Indicative Mode

COMMON FORM

EMPHATIC FORM

PROGRESSIVE FORM

Pres.

I praise.

I do praise.

I am praising.

Past

I praised.

I did praise.

I was praising.

Future

I shall praise.

I shall be praising.

Pres. Perf.

I have praised.

I have been praising.

Past Perf.

I had praised.

I had been praising.

Fut. Perf.

I shall have praised.

I shall have been praising.

Subjunctive Mode (Often Found In Conditional Clauses)

Pres.

I praise.

I be praising.

Past

I praised.

I were praising.

Pres. Perf.

I have praised.

I have been praising.

Past Perf,

I had praised.

I had been praising.

Imperative Mode (Second Person Only)

Pres.

Praise.

Do praise.

Be praising.

Do be praising.

Verbals

Verbal Phrases

Inf.

praise.

Inf. Ph.

have praised.

Pres. Part.

praising.

Pres. Part. Ph.

having praised.

Past Part.

praised (Passive).

Past. Part. Ph.

Gerund

praising.

Gerund Ph.

having praised.

Passive Voice. Indicative Mode

COMMON FORM

PROGRESSIVE FORM

Pres.

I am praised.

I am being praised.

Past

I was praised.

I was being praised.

Future Past Perf. Fut. Perf.

I shall be praised.

I had been praised.

I shall have been praised.

Phrases possible but not in common use.

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Subjunctive Mode

Pres.

I be praised.

I be being praised.

Past

I were praised.

I were being praised.

Pres. Perf. Past Perf.

I have been praised. I had been praised.

| Not in common use.

Imperative Mode

(Second person only).

Pres.

Be praised.

Do be praised.

Verbals and Verbal Phrases

Past Part.

praised (Passive).

Inf. Phrases

be praised.

have been praised.

Part, and Gerund Phrases

being praised, having been praised.

Synopsis Of The Strong Verb Write In The Third Person, Singular Number, And Active Voice. Indicative Mods

COMMON FORM

EMPHATIC FORM

PROGRESSIVE FORM

Pres.

He writes.

He does write.

He is writing.

Past

He wrote.

He did write.

He was writing.

Future

He will write.

He will be writing.

Pres. Perf.

He has written.

He has been writing.

Past Perf.

He had written.

He had been writing.

Fut. Perf.

He will have written.

He will have been writing.

Subjunctive Mode (Often Found In Conditional Clauses)

Pres.

He write.

He be writing.

Past

He wrote.

He were writing.

Pres. Perf.

He have written.

He have been writing.

Past Perf.

He had written.

He had been writing.

Imperative Mode Second Person

Pres.

Write.

Do write.

Do be writing.

Be writing.

Verbals

Verbal Phrases

Inf.

write.

Inf. Ph.

have written.

Pres. Part.

writing.

Pres. Part. Ph.

having written.

Past. Part.

written (Passive).

Gerund

writing.

Gerund Ph.

having written.