In studying this Lesson, pay no attention to the line at the right of each verb.

INDICATIVE MODE.

PRESENT TENSE.

Singular. Plural. 1. I am ——, 1. We are ——, 2. You are —— or 2. You are ——, Thou art ——, 3. He is ——; 3. They are ——.

PAST TENSE.

1. I was ——, 1. We were ——, 2. You were ——, or 2. You were ——, Thou wast ——, 3. He was ——; 3. They were ——.

FUTURE TENSE.

1. I shall be ——, 1. We shall be ——, 2. You will be ——, or 2. You will be ——, Thou wilt be ——, 3. He will be ——; 3. They will be ——.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1. I have been ——, 1. We have been ——, 2. You have been —— or 2. You have been ——, Thou hast been ——, 3. He has been ——; 3. They have been ——.

PAST PERFECT TENSE.

1. I had been ——, 1. We had been ——, 2. You had been —— or 2. You had been ——, Thou hadst been ——, 3. He had been ——; 3. They had been ——.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE.

1. I shall have been ——, 1. We shall have been ——, 2. You will have been —— or 2. You will have been ——, Thou wilt have been ——, 3. He will has been ——; 3. They will have been ——.

POTENTIAL MODE.

PRESENT TENSE.

Singular. Plural. 1. I may be ——, 1. We may be ——, 2. You may be —— or 2. You may be ——, Thou mayst be ——, 3. He may be ——; 3. They may be ——.

PAST TENSE.

1. I might be ——, 1. We might be ——, 2. You might be —— or 2. You might be ——, Thou mightst be ——, 3. He might be ——; 3. They might be ——.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1. I may have been ——, 1. We may have been ——, 2. You may have been —— or 2. You may have been ——, Thou mayst have been ——, 3. He may have been ——; 3. They may have been ——.

PAST PERFECT TENSE.

1. I might have been ——, 1. We might have been ——, 2. You might have been —— or 2. You might have been ——, Thou mightst have been ——, 3. He might have been ——; 3. They might have been ——.

SUBJUNCTIVE MODE.

PRESENT TENSE.

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

PAST TENSE.

1. If I were ——, 1. If we were ——, 2. If you were —— or 2. If you were ——, If thou wert ——, 3. If he were ——; 3. If they were ——.

IMPERATIVE MODE.

PRESENT TENSE.

2. Be (you or them) ——; 2. Be (you)———.

INFINITIVES.

PRESENT TENSE.
To be ——.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

To have been ——.

PARTICIPLES.

PRESENT. PAST. PAST PERFECT.
Being ——. Been. Having been ——.

+To the Teacher+.—After the pupils have become thoroughly familiar with the verb be as a principal verb, teach them to use it as an auxiliary in making the +Progressive Form+ and the +Passive Form+.

The progressive form may be made by filling all the blanks with the present participle of some verb.

The passive form may be made by filling all the blanks with the past participle of a transitive verb.

Notice that, after the past participle, no blank is left.

In the progressive form, this participle is wanting; and, in the passive form, it is the same as in the simple.