| Present Tense |
| Singular | Plural |
| I am | We are |
| You are | You are |
| He is | They are |
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| 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
| Tenses |  | Primary |  | Present | I am followed (simple) |
| I am being followed (progressive) |
| |
| Past | I was followed (simple) |
| I was being followed (progressive) |
| |
| Future | I shall be followed |
| |
| Perfect |  | Present Perfect | I have been followed |
| Past Perfect | I had been followed |
| Future Perfect | I shall have been followed |
Exercise 119
Conjugate the following in the passive voice:
1. Simple present of pay.