In modern english there are but few forms indicating person and number in the synthetic forms of the verb. These are:
#1. The third person singular Present Indefinite Indicative
He speaks.
#2. The Future Indefinite tense.
I shall speak – We shall speak
He will speak – They will speak
Verb To Be
The verb to be has suppletive forms for different persons (singular and plural).
| Singular | Plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Past | Present | Past | ||
| I am | am | was | We | are | were |
| He is | is | was | You | are | were |
| They | are | were | |||