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A traditional term for the use of finite verbs uninflected for number or person with commands, wishes, suggestions, and hypothetical or counterfactual propositions. The 'present subjunctive' is the plain/infinitive form of the verb; the 'past subjunctive' is the general past form of the verb.

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Why does "They be naked" use the base form of "be"?

I can't find a reference online, but I associate the construction "I be " with certain English (UK) dialects - Cornish springs to mind, but I can't guarantee that's correct. I speak British English, …
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