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formed.
TO BE
The verb To Be is the most important of the auxiliary verbs. It has eleven parts, viz., _am,
art, is, are, was, wast, were, wert; be, being_ and been.
VOICE
The active voice is that form of the verb which shows the Subject not being acted upon
but acting; as, "The cat catches mice." "Charity covers a multitude of sins."
The _passive voice_: When the action signified by a transitive verb is thrown back upon
the agent, that is to say, when the subject of the verb denotes the recipient of the action,
the verb is said to be in the passive voice. "John was loved by his neighbors." Here John
the subject is also the object affected by the loving, the action of the verb is thrown back
on him, hence the compound verb was loved is said to be in the passive voice. The
passive voice is formed by putting the perfect participle of any transitive verb with any of
the eleven parts of the verb To Be.
CONJUGATION
The conjugation of a verb is its orderly arrangement in voices, moods, tenses, persons
and numbers.
Here is the complete conjugation of the verb "Love"--Active Voice.
PRINCIPAL PARTS
Present Past Past Participle Love Loved Loved
Infinitive Mood
To Love
Indicative Mood PRESENT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I love We love 2nd person You love You love 3rd person He
loves They love
PAST TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I loved We loved 2nd person You loved You loved 3rd person He
loved They loved
FUTURE TENSE

Sing. Plural 1st person I shall love They will love 2nd person You will love You will love
3rd person He will love We shall love
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I have loved We have loved 2nd person You have loved You have
loved 3rd person He has loved They have loved
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I had loved We had loved 2nd person You had loved You had
loved 3rd person He had loved They had loved
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I shall have loved We shall have loved 2nd person You will have
loved You will have loved 3rd person He will have loved They will have loved
Imperative Mood (PRESENT TENSE ONLY)
Sing. Plural 2nd person Love (you) Love (you)
Subjunctive Mood PRESENT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person If I love If we love 2nd person If you love If you love 3rd person
If he love If they love
PAST TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person If I loved If we loved 2nd person If you loved If you loved 3rd
person If he loved If they loved
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person If I have loved If we have loved 2nd person If you have loved If
you have loved 3rd person If he has loved If they have loved
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person If I had loved If we had loved 2nd person If you had loved If you
had loved 3rd person If he had loved If they had loved
INFINITIVES
Present Perfect To love To have loved
PARTICIPLES
Present Past Perfect Loving Loved Having loved

CONJUGATION OF "To Love" Passive Voice Indicative Mood
PRESENT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I am loved We are loved 2nd person You are loved You are loved
3rd person He is loved They are loved
PAST TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I was loved We were loved 2nd person You were loved You were
loved 3rd person He was loved They were loved
FUTURE TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I shall be loved We shall be loved 2nd person You will be loved
You will be loved 3rd person He will be loved They will be loved
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I have been loved We have been loved 2nd person You have been
loved You have been loved 3rd person He has been loved They have been loved
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I had been loved We had been loved 2nd person You had been
loved You had been loved 3rd person He had been loved They had been loved
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person I shall have been loved We shall have been loved 2nd person You
will have been loved You will have been loved 3rd person He will have been loved They
will have been loved
Imperative Mood (PRESENT TENSE ONLY)
Sing. Plural 2nd person Be (you) loved Be (you) loved
Subjunctive Mood PRESENT TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st person If I be loved If we be loved 2nd person If you be loved If you be
loved 3rd person If he be loved If they be loved
PAST TENSE
Sing. Plural 1st