BE
| Infinitif: | BE |
| Present participle: | BEING |
| Preterite: | WAS, WERE |
| Past participle: | BEEN |
Description: To exist. Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
Main forms
Present
Simple Present
Iam
Youare
He, She, Itis
Weare
Youare
Theyare
Present continuous
I am being
You are being
He, She, It is being
We are being
You are being
They are being
Past
Preterite
Iwas
Youwere
He, She, Itwas
Wewere
Youwere
Theywere
Past continuous
I was being
You were being
He, She, It was being
We were being
You were being
They were being
All the forms
Indicative
Simple Present
Iam
Youare
He, She, Itis
Weare
Youare
Theyare
Present continuous
I am being
You are being
He, She, It is being
We are being
You are being
They are being
Preterite
Iwas
Youwere
He, She, Itwas
Wewere
Youwere
Theywere
Past continuous
I was being
You were being
He, She, It was being
We were being
You were being
They were being
Present perfect
I have been
You have been
He, She, It has been
We have been
You have been
They have been
Present perfect continuous
I have been being
You have been being
He, She, It has been being
We have been being
You have been being
They have been being
Past perfect
I had been
You had been
He, She, It had been
We had been
You had been
They had been
Past perfect continuous
I had been being
You had been being
He, She, It had been being
We had been being
You had been being
They had been being
Future
I will be
You will be
He, She, It will be
We will be
You will be
They will be
Future continuous
I will be being
You will be being
He, She, It will be being
We will be being
You will be being
They will be being
Future perfect
I will have been
You will have been
He, She, It will have been
We will have been
You will have been
They will have been
Future perfect continuous
I will have been being
You will have been being
He, She, It will have been being
We will have been being
You will have been being
They will have been being
Conditional
Conditional present
I would be
You would be
He, She, It would be
We would be
You would be
They would be
Conditional present progressive
I would be being
You would be being
He, She, It would be being
We would be being
You would be being
They would be being
Conditional perfect
I would have been
You would have been
He, She, It would have been
We would have been
You would have been
They would have been
Conditional perfect progressive
I would have been being
You would have been being
He, She, It would have been being
We would have been being
You would have been being
They would have been being
Subjective
Present subjunctive
Ibe
Yoube / beest
He, She, Itbe
Webe
Yoube
Theybe
Past subjunctive
Iwere
Youwere / wert
He, She, Itwere
Wewere
Youwere
Theywere
Past perfect subjunctive
I had been
You had been
He, She, It had been
We had been
You had been
They had been
Imperative
Imperative
(You) be
(We) Let's be
(You) be