The changes in voice, mood, tense, person, and number which constitute the conjugation of verbs we should remember from our previous study of grammar. To those who do not remember clearly the usual arrangement of the forms, the following conjugations may be useful:

The Verb "Be"

Indicative Mood

Present Tense

I am.

We are.

You are.1

You are.

He is.

They are.

1 The older forms "thou art," "thou wast," etc., have been omitted.

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.

Subjunctive Mood

Present Tense

If I be.

If we be.

If you be.

If you be.

If he be.

If they be.

Past Tense

If I were.

If we were.

If you were.

If you were.

If he were.

If they were.

Present Perfect Tense

If I have been.

If we have been.

If you have been.

If you have been.

If he have been.

If they have been.

Past Perfect Tense

If I had been.

If we had been.

If you had been.

If you had been.

If he had been.

If they had been.

The Verb "Give" Indicative Mood, Active Voice

Present Tense

I give (do give, am giving).

We give (do give, are giving).

You give (thou givest).

You give.

He gives.

They give.

Past Tense

I gave (did give, was giving).

We gave.

You gave (thou gavest).

You gave.

He gave.

They gave.

Future Tense

I shall give (be giving).

We shall give.

You will give (thou wilt give).

You will give.

He will give.

They will give.

Present Perfect Tense

I have given (been giving).

We have given.

You have given (thou hast).

You have given.

He has given.

They have given.

Past Perfect Tense

I had given (been giving).

We had given.

You had given (thou hadst)

You had given.

He had given.

They had given.

Future Perfect Tense

I shall have given (been

We shall have given.

You will have given (thou wilt).

You will have given.

He will have given.

They will have given.

Indicative Mood, Passive Voice

Present Tense

I am given.

We are given.

You are given (thou art).

You are given.

He is given.

They are given.

Past Tense

I was given.

We were given.

You were given (thou wast or wert).

You were given.

He was given.

They were given.

Future Tense

I shall be given.

We shall be given.

You will be given (thou wilt).

You will be given.

He will be given.

They will be given.

Present perfect Tense

I have been given.

We have been given.

You have been given (thou hast).

You have been given.

He has been given.

They have been given.

Past Perfect Tense

I had been given.

We had been given.

You had been given (thou hadst been).

You had been given.

He had been given.

They had been given.

Future Perfect Tense

I shall have been given.

We shall have been given.

You will have been given (thou wilt).

You will have been given.

He will have been given.

They will have been given.

Subjunctive Mood, Active Voice

Present Tense

If I give.

If we give.

If you give.

If you give.

If he give.

If they give.

Past Tense

If I gave.

If we gave.

If you gave.

If you gave.

If he gave.

If they gave.

Present Perfect Tense

If I have given.

If we have given.

If you have given.

If you have given.

If he have given.

If they have given.

The Past Perfect Tense is like the Indicative Mood.

Subjunctive Mood, Passive Voice

Present Tense

If I be given.

If we be given.

If you be given.

If you be given.

If he be given.

If they be given.

Past Tense If I were given, etc.

Present Perfect Tense If I have given, etc.

The Past Perfect Tense is like the Indicative Mood.