PRESENT. PAST INDEFINITE.
il y a, there is; _there are_. il y a eu, _there has been_; _there
have been_.
IMPERFECT. PLUPERFECT.
il y avait, _there was_; _there were_. il y avait eu, _there had been_.
PAST DEFINITE, PAST ANTERIOR.
il y eut, there was; _there were_. il y eut eu, _there had been_.
FIRST FUTURE. SECOND FUTURE.
il y aura, _there will be_. il y aura eu, _there will have been_.