I should, &c. be, je serais.
Thou shouldst be, tu serais.
He or she should be, il ou elle
serait.

That I may

PLURAL.

We should be, nous serions.
You should be, vous seriez.
They should be, ils ou elles
seraient.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.
I should have been, j'aurais été, &c.

That thou mayst

That he or she may

PAST, OR COMPOUND of the preSENT.

That I may have been, que j'aie été, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF the imperFECT. That I might have been, que j'eusse été, &c.

Etre, conjugated in the third person singular, through its tenses, with ce, or the pronoun il; as, c'est, il est, it is.

INDICATIVE.

PRESENT.

It is, c'est ou il est.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR imperfecT.
It was, c'était.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, Or preteriTE.
It was, ce fut.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, Or future.

It shall or will be, ce sera.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF the preseNT.
It has been, ç'a été.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF the impekFECT It had been, ç'avait été.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRETERITE.

It had been, ç'eut été (not used).

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE It shall have been, ç'aura été.

PAST JUST ELAPSED.

It has just been, ce ou il vient d'être.

FUTURE INDEFINITE.

It is to be, ce ou il doit être.

INSTANT FUTURE.

It is going to be, ce ou il va être.

CONDITIONAL.

PRESENT.

It should be, ce serait.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the present.
It should have been, ç'aurait été.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

PRESENT.

That it may be, que ce soit.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
That it might be, que ce fút.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.
That it may have been, que c'ait été.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT.

That it might have been, que c'eût été.

NEGATIVELY.

INDICATIVE.

PRESENT.

It is not, ce n'est pas ou il n'est pas.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
It was not, ce n'était pas.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.
It was not, ce ne fut pas.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.

It shall or will not be, ce ne sera pas.

PAST, OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT
It has not been, ce n'a pas été.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE IMPERFECT
It had not been, ce n'avait pas été.

PAST ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR COMPOUND OF THE

PRETERITE.

It had not been, ce n'eut pas été (uot used).

PAST POSTERIOR, OR COMPOUND OF THE FUTURE It shall not have been, ce n'aura pas été.

PAST, OR COMPOUND Of the PRESENT
It should not have been, ce n'aurait pas été.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

PRESENT.

That it may not be, que ce ne soit pas, &c.

PAST OR COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT.
That it may not have been, que ce n'ait pas été, &c.

PRESENT ANTERIOR, OR IMPERFECT.
That it might not be, que ce ne fût pas, &c.

PAST ANTERIOR, OR COMPOund of the iMPERFECT.
That it might not have been, que ce n'eût pas été, &c.

INTERROGATIVELY.

Is it, est-ce ou est-il?

Was it, était-ce, ou était-il?

Was it, fut-ce, ou fut-il?

Will it be, sera-ce, ou sera-t-il?

Would it be, serait-ce, ou serait-il ?

INTERROGATIVELY AND NEGATIVELY.

Is it not, n'est-ce pas, ou n'est-il pas ?
Was it not, n'était-ce pas, ou n'était-il pas?
Was it not, ne fut-ce pas, ou ne fut-il pas ?

Will it not be, ne sera-ce pas, où ne sera-t-il pas ?
Would it not be, ne serait-ce pas, ou ne serait-il pas ?