| sim |
| | May I be (or let me be, or I may be) |
| | May you be (Be you, You may be) |
| | May he, she or it be (Let him, her or it be, he, she or it may be) |
| | May we be (Let us be, we may be) |
| | May y'all be (Be y'all, y'all may be) |
| | May they be (Let them be, they may be) |
| possim |
| | May I be able (Let me be able, I may be able) |
| | May you be able) (Be able, you may be able) |
| | May he, she, or it be able (Let him, her or it be able, he, she or it
may be able) |
| | May we be able (Let us be able, we may be able) |
| | May y'all be able (Be y'all able, y'all may be able) |
| | May they be able (Let them be able, they may be able) |
| I should be (I ought to be) |
| | You should be (You ought to be) |
| | He, she or it should be (He, she or it ought to be) |
| | We should be, (We ought to be) |
| | Y'all should be, (Y'all ought to be) |
| | They should be (They ought to be) |
| possem |
| | I should be able (I ought to be able) |
| | You should be able (You ought to be able) |
| | He, she or it should be able (He, she or it ought to be able) |
| | We should be able (We ought to be able) |
| | Y'all should be able (Y'all ought to be able) |
| | They should be able (They ought to be able) |
| In some dialects of English, you could also translate "possim" as |
| | I may could |
| | You may could |
| | He, she or it may could |
| | We may could |
| | Y'all may could |
| | They may could |
| and "possem" as |
| | I might could |
| | You might could |
| | He, she or it might could |
| | We might could |
| | Y'all might could |
| | They might could |