The Oblique Moods
The Formation of the Oblique Moods
Subjunctive I
Synthetical form (1) | Analytical form | |
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Present | I (he, she, we, you, they) be, have, speak | I (he, she, we, you, they) should be, should have, should speak. |
Past | --- | I (he, she, we, you, they) should have been, should have had, should have spoken. |
(1) The form of Subjunctive I in Modern British English is mostly used in poetry and official documents. In colloquial speech the analytical form of Subjunctive I prevails.
In American English the synthetical form of Subjunctive I is colloquial.
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