=Exercise 118=
Conjugation of the verb _be_ in the
INDICATIVE MODE
_Present Tense_
_Singular_ _Plural_
I am We are
You are You are
He is They are
_Past Tense_
I was We were
You were You were
He was They were
_Future Tense_
I shall be We shall be
You will be You will be
He will be They will be
_Present Perfect Tense_
I have been We have been
You have been You have been
He has been They have been
_Past Perfect Tense_
I had been We had been
You had been You had been
He had been They had been
_Future Perfect Tense_
I shall have been We shall have been
You will have been You will have been
He will have been They will have been
The verb _be_ is used to form the progressive tenses of the active voice
(See Exercise 102) and the simple tenses of the passive voice; as,
PASSIVE VOICE
_Present Tense_
_Singular_ _Plural_
I am followed We are followed
You are followed You are followed
He is followed They are followed
_Past Tense_
I was followed We were followed
You were followed You were followed
He was followed They were followed
_Future Tense_
I shall be followed We shall be followed
You will be followed You will be followed
He will be followed They will be followed
_Present Perfect Tense_
I have been followed We have been followed
You have been followed You have been followed
He has been followed They have been followed
_Past Perfect Tense_
I had been followed We had been followed
You had been followed You had been followed
He had been followed They had been followed
_Future Perfect Tense_
I shall have been followed We shall have been followed
You will have been followed You will have been followed
He will have been followed They will have been followed
If we add the progressive form wherever it may be used, we have the
following synopsis of the indicative mood:
PASSIVE VOICE
{ { _Present_ I am followed (simple)
{ { I am being followed (progressive)
{ {
{ _Primary_ { _Past_ I was followed (simple)
{ { I was being followed (progressive)
Tenses { {
{ { _Future_ I shall be followed
{
{ { _Present Perfect_ I have been followed
{ _Perfect_ { _Past Perfect_ I had been followed
{ { _Future Perfect_ I shall have been followed
=Exercise 119=
Conjugate the following in the passive voice: