Conjugation of the verb: be
Present
- I am
- You are
- He/She is
- We are
- You are
- They are
Past
- I was
- You were
- He/She was
- We were
- You were
- They were
Future
- I will be
- You will be
- He/She will be
- We will be
- You will be
- They will be
Present
- Am I?
- Are you?
- Is he/she?
- Are we?
- Are you?
- Are they?
Past
- Was I?
- Were you?
- Was he/she?
- Were we?
- Were you?
- Were they?
Future
- Will I?
- Will you?
- Will he/she?
- Will we?
- Will you?
- Will they?
Meanings
- To exist.
- To have a property. "The sky is blue."
- To occur.
- To indicate equivalence. A = B: "A is B."
- To create the continuous form. "The dog is walking."
- To create the passive voice. "The dog was hit by the car."
Examples
- I am John.
- My name is John.
- It is 5pm.
- The soup is hot.