Avoir, conjugated in the third person singular, through its moods and tenses, with the adverb of place, Y, there, excmplified.

Note, that such verbs as are conjugated in the third person singular are called IMPERSONALS.

INDICATIVE MOOD.

PRESENT.

There is or there are, il y a.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
There was or there were, il y avait.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.
There was or there were, il y eat.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.
There shall or there will be, il y aura.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the preSENT.
There has or there have been, il y a eu.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND Of the impeRFECT.
There had been, il y avait eu.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRETERITE.

There had been, il y eut eu.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND of the future.
There shall have been, il y aura eu.

There is or there are going to be, il va y avoir.

CONDITIONAL.

PRESENT.

There should be, il y aurait.

PAST OR COMPOUND of the conDITIONAL
There should have been, il y aurait eu.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

PRESENT.

That there may be, qu'il y ait.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
That there might be, qu'il y eût.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT.
That there may have been, qu'il y ait eu.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE.

That there might have been, qu'il y eût eu.

NEGATIVELY.

INDICATIVE.

PRESENT.

There is or there are not, il n'y a pas.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
There was or there were not, il n'y avait pas.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.
There was or there were not, il n'y eut pas.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, Or future.

There shall not or there will not be, il n'y aura pas.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the presSENT.
There has not or there have not been, il n'y a pas eu.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND Of the imperfect.
There had not been, il n'y avait pas eu.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE

PRETERITE.

There had not been, il n'y eut pas eu.

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND Of the future.
There shall not have been, il n'y aura pas eu.

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

There has not or there have not just been, il ne vient pas d'y avoir.

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

There is or there are not to be, il ne doit

INSTANT FUTURE.

pas y avoir.

There is not or there are not going to be, il ne va pas y avoir.

CONDITIONAL

PRESENT.

There should not be, il n'y aurait pas.

PAST, OR COmpound of the conditiONAL.
There should not have been, il n'y aurait pas eu.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

PRESENT.

That there may not be, qu'il n'y ait pas.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
That there might not be, qu'il n'y eût pas.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.

That there may not have been, qu'il n'y ait pas eu.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT. That there might not have been, qu'il n'y eût pas eu.

INTERROGATIVELY.

INDICATIVE,

PRESENT.

Is there or are there? y a-t-il?

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
Was there or were there? y avait-il?

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.
Was there or were there? y cut-il?

PRESENT POSTERIOR, or future.
Shall or will there be? y aura-t-il?

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.
Has or have there been? y a-t-il eu?

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT. Had there been? y avait-il eu?

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRETERITE.

Had there been? y eut-il eu?

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE. Shall there have been? y aura-t-il eu?

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

Has or have there just been? vient-il d'y avoir?

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

Is there or are there to be? doit-il y avoir?